Children's bicycle
Safety checklist
Saddle
Firmly secured and cannot be rotated
(58 Nm)*
Minimum insertion depth marking observed
Balls of feet reach the ground
Handlebar
Minimum insertion depth observed
Handlebar shaft tube secured and
cannot be rotated (15 Nm)*
Handlebar cannot be rotated
easy to reach, upright seating position
Handles cannot be rotated
Handbrakes
Brake lever secure (2 Nm),
easily accessible
Functions perfectly
Brake pad clean, greasefree,
positioned correctly
Back pedal brake
Function checked
Chain
Chain tension is OK
(play approximately 1.5 cm)
Sufficient lubrication
Chain guard is complete
Tyres
Sufficient profile
Sufficient air pressure (air pressure
to be maintained is on the tyre)
Wheels
Aligned
Spokes evenly tightened
Axle nuts firmly tightened
(VR 12 Nm, HR 15 Nm)*
Pedals
Rotate easily
Firmly fitted without excess play
Bell
Clear ring, easily reached
Visual check
Components without fault and all attached
parts, such as protective guards and
luggage rack, sufficiently well secured.
18
(*Torques of screws
in Newton metres)