beixo Compact User manual
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user manual
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A beixo is a prey normal bike, happy with some regular care and
maintenance, but without the greasy chain.
This manual will help you to keep your beixo bike in good shape
and to get familiar with it. Every bike has it’s own character.
Please read this user manual carefully before your rst ride.
For a summary in other languages, ps, parts and accessories:
service.beixo.com
Content
Important informaon for save use
First use / assembly
Sha drive
Cleaning your bike
Take apart the rear wheel
Checklist
Folding bikes only
Warranty
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Important information
for save use
Incorrect use of your beixo, insucient
maintenance or misuse can give rise to
risks which may lead to serious injury.
We highlight such possible risks in the
typographic list below.
The following Road Trac Licencing Reg-
ulaons apply to the use of the beixo on
public roads. Below you will nd a list of
points which you should note for the sake
of your own safety
Cauon! If in doubt, have all work on
your folding bike carried out by your bi-
cycle dealer. All bicycle components bent
or damaged as a result of an accident or
inappropriate handling must be replaced
immediately due to risk of breakage (e.g.
frame, fork, handlebar, handlebar stem,
seat post, pedals or crank arms).
Cauon! The total weight permied for
the Beixo Compact folding bike is 100
kg. Loads exceeding the permied total
weight are not permied.
Advices
Observe trac regulaons.
Cycle parcularly carefully in wet weath-
er due to slippery road surfaces and the
longer braking distance. Ride more care-
fully and brake early. In wet condions
the braking distance is two to three mes
longer.
Avoid potholes, manholes and other dan-
gerous road surfaces. Cross railway tracks
and tram tracks at a right angle wherever
possible.
Bright, conspicuous clothing and
reecve clothing increase your chances
of being seen, parcularly in poor visibili-
ty condions.
Adapt your speed to your cycling skills. In
order to avoid accidents you should cycle
in such a way which enables you to stop
before unexpected obstacles.
Wear a cycle helmet for your own safety.
We recommend you wear a cycling
helmet manufactured in accordance with
the local regulaons.
Cauon! The bike must be checked
over before each ride. If defect, worn or
broken components are discovered, they
should be renewed immediately.
Check the following:
• Secure posion of wheels and quick
release device.
• Secure posion of seat.
• Secure posion and minimum inseron
point of seat post.
• Correct alignment and secure posion
of handlebar stem and handlebars.
• Proper funconing of brakes.
• Proper funconing of mounted acve
and passive lights.
• Proper funconing of mounted
bell.
• Secure posion of all screws,
nuts and the pedals.
• Tyre air pressure and tyre condion.
Cauon! Fold up the kickstand before
each ride. Riding the bike with the stand
down can cause serious accidents.
Failure to properly maintain your bike
voids your guarantee.
Beixo is a registered trademark.
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First use / Assembly
If you have received your beixo through
a 3rd party and not a bicycle specialist,
you will nd a detailed descripon of
how to prepare your bike below. Adding
some grease on some bicycle parts before
mounng is advisable.
The pedals
Right
Turn the right pedal (with the character
R) manually in the right crank on the
cardanw side. The right side is the side of
the bike where the sha drive is located.
Then ghten it with a 15 mm at key,
turning it clockwise.
Le
Turn the le pedal (with the character L)
manually in the le crank. Then ghten it
with a 15 mm at key, turning it counter
clockwise.
Handlebar adjustment
There are two kinds of handlebars used
by beixo: the normal one and the so
called A-head. For the normal handlebar/
stem: loosen the stem with a 6 mm Allen
key. Put the stem into the bike in such
a way that the safety line is no longer
visible.
The steering tube can be adjusted as fol-
lows: Loosen the expander bolt by 4 turns
with a 6 mm Allen key (somemes it will
need a lile tap on the head); set the
correct height and secure the bolt again
with the 6 mm Allen key; check that the
handlebars are secure and x the cap or
plug again. The angle of the handlebars
can also be set to the desired posion.
Loosen the clamp bolt by a lile more
than a turn. Rotate the handlebar tube
into posion and ghten the bolt again
thoroughly.
A-head
The stem is mounted directly on the fork
front and xated by Allen bolts, on the
side and the other on top. To adjust the
direcon of the handlebar stem turn
loose the Allen bolts on the side, turn the
stem and fasten the bolts ghtly.
Saddle/Seat Post adjustment
Take some eort to put your saddle in the
right posion because this inuences the
quality of riding a lot.
There are a few of ways to get the right
saddle height. One way of doing it is to sit
on the bike with both feet on the pedals
put it in a rack or lean against a wall.
Place your pedals in the 6 o’clock and 12
o’clock posion. Your boom leg should
be fully extended with the heel placed
on the lower pedal. If it’s bent, raise the
saddle. If you have to rock your hips to
reach, just lower the saddle.
The idea is that when you correctly po-
sion your foot on the pedal, your knee
is just slightly bent at the boom of the
rotaon. Also make sure you don’t raise
the seat post beyond the manufacturer’s
recommended height as it could become
unstable and even break o when riding.
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Never put the saddle higher
than the safety marks
on the seat post!
Horizontal saddle posion
The horizontal posion of the saddle will
determine how your body is balanced
which will also dictate how comfortable
and eecve you are on the bike.
One way of posioning the saddle is to
check this distance by pung your elbow
on the nose of the saddle and your n-
gerps on the handlebars – they should
just touch. Of course this diers in certain
frames/arm lengths.
Saddle lt
The saddle lt is also important. The
general rule is to set the saddle parallel to
the oor. Whatever posion you want to
try, test it out for a week or so, change it
again slightly and try it again unl it feels
comfortable. There is a simple rule for the
correct posion of the saddle: with the
pedal down your leg must be stretched
but not locked. Pung your saddle too
high will cause sliding and strain on your
back. On the other hand, a too low saddle
causes strain in the knees.
Seat post adjustment
Never put the saddle higher than the
safety marks on the seat post. These
marks must not be visible aer the
adjustment. Only then there will then be
sucient length in the frame tube to pre-
vent breakage. By loosening the saddle
xing bolt you can lt the saddle as well
as adjust it backwards and forwards.
Aer everything has been adjusted, ght-
en all the nuts and bolts securely.
Seatpost lubricaon
For folding bikes.
To ensure the seatpost connuous to go
up and down smoothly its advisable to
spray the seatpost occasionally with sili-
con spray. This aracts no dirt as it dries.
Brakes
We at beixo use 4 dierent brake types:
the V-brake, the coaster brake, the disc
brake and the roller brake.
Safety rules Check regularly if the brakes
work as they should. Are the brake blocks
and bolts secure? Are the cables intact
and do they not show any strong bends
or fraying?
During rainy weather your braking dis-
tance increases. On longer slopes pump
the brakes to avoid overheang.
When there is something wrong with
your brakes stop riding!
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SET
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V-brakes
Adjustment and maintenance of the
V-brakes. The brake blocks should be
replaced if the oblique notches are worn.
Rims have their own character and the
blocks ed form with them a safe unit.
A bicycle specialist has the correct type of
brake blocks in stock.
To change the blocks, rst turn the cable
seng screw of the brake lever inward to
release the tension of the cable. Push the
brake blocks towards each other. Pull the
brake cable free. Now you can unfasten
the bolts holding the blocks easily. When
ng and adjusng the new blocks they
should end up at 1-2 mm from the rim.
Re-aach the brake cable.
The brakes are adjusted correctly if the
brake levers cannot be moved further
than half to three-quarters of their travel.
If you can move them further, then adjust
them by turning the cable seng screws
on the brake levers. If the brake is not set
ghtly enough for a V-brake you can loos-
en the cable clamp bolt using the Allen
key and pull the cable a lile upwards.
This bolt also gives access to the cable to
replace it.
Rollerbrake
The Shimano® Nexus Rollerbrake need
lile maintenance and is sealed opmally
against dust and moisture. If the brake
levers touch the handlebars when
applying the brakes the cable should be
ghtened. This can be done with the
cable seng screw on the brake lever.
Roller brakes must be greased with spe-
cial grease, a job to be done only by the
bicycle specialist.
Coaster brake / Disk brake
Correcve work on the coaster brake can
only be performed by a specialist.
Gears
Advice: to be able to change the gears
with certainty and to spare the mecha-
nism it is recommended not to connue
peddling with full power during a gear
change. Should in the course of me
your gear jump spontaneously or make a
cracking sound then just ride to a special-
ist. He can correct the problem quickly.
Important: Hubs should not have too
much play. This causes unnecessary wear.
Adjustment of the Nexus-3
Set the gear change to posion 2.
Check if the yellow mark inside the gear
indicator on the bell crank is aligned
between the two yellow lines on the
window. If they are not opposite, loosen
the nut(1) and set the posion with the
cable adjusng bolt(2) and nut on the bell
crank.
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Adjustment of the Nexus-7
Set the gear change to posion 4.
Take of the plasc protecon cap to see
the rear gear and the cassee joint. There
are two yellow seng lines. Check if the
yellow marks are aligning. If they are not,
adjust the posion with the adjusng
barrel on the grip shier.
Shaft Drive
The sha drive system is designed to last
many, many kilometers. The system is low
on maintenance and with the right aen-
on it will last for years. For the mainte-
nance that does occur beixo provides a
sha drive maintenance kit through it’s
webshop.
Essenal for the sha drive is to check
regularly if it’s mounted in the frame
ghtly.
Check if there is any movement on the
front side of the sha drive. If there is,
ghten the steel ring on the le side
of the sha drive. First loosen the two
locking screws.
Protection cap
Steel ring
Lubricaon
Depending on the riding condions you
have to lubricate the rear sha drive gear
and the sprocket every now and then.
As soon as the gears make a dry sound
when turning the pedals reverse, some
greasing is needed. To reach the gears
take of the grey plasc protecon cap.
Then put some ball bearing grease on the
gear by turning the pedals reversely. We
recommend Shimano ball bearing grease.
This grease is included in the Beixo sha
drive maintenance kit.
To extend the life of the sha drive we
recommend to clean and change the oil
of the front gears every year or 10.000
kilometers.
An instrucon can be found on the next
page.
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Changing the oil
1. Put a reservoir below the pedals
shell to collect the oil. Take o
the Allen bolt form the boom
side of the bracket shell and let
the oil pour out.
2. When the bracket shell is empty
put the bike up side down and
insert some cleaning uid in the
bracket shell. This can be diesel
or turpenne. Turn round the
pedals for about three minutes
in order to clean the gears.
3. Put the bike back on it’s wheels
carefully and let the uid pour
out in the reservoir. You can
repeat this step if you think
there is sll dirt inside.
4. Put the bike up side down again
and insert 50 ml oil in the
bracket shell. The oil is included
in the beixo sha drive
maintenance kit. Tighten the
Allen bolt again and the bike is
ready for use again.
Important: Do not open the sha drive
system yourself. This will void your war-
ranty.
Cleaning your bike
By keeping your beixo clean, you’ll enjoy
it much longer. First use a so brush to
remove the dirt. Next go to work with
warm water mixed with a mild liquid soap
and a so coon cloth.
In case of rim-brakes it’s important to
keep the rims free from salt or sand in
the winter period. Clean rims last much
longer.
Allen bolt
Tires
It is impossible to make a general rec-
ommendaon on inaon pressure for
a specic bicycle or a parcular re. The
“right” inaon pressure depends mainly
on the load exerted on the re. The per-
mied inaon pressure range is marked
on the re sidewall. Make sure the actual
re pressures never is higher or lower
than the maximum and minimum ina-
on pressures.
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Take apart the rear wheel
1. Turn the bike upside down so
the wheels are upward and the
handlebars are resng on the
ground.
2. Release the lock nuts holding
the back wheel onto the fork
of the bike frame. Use a 15 mm
wrench and work slowly to avoid
damaging the thread of the nut.
Pay good aenon to the order
of the washers. These need to
be in the exact order when
placing back the wheel.
3. Disconnect the brake cable and,
in case of V-brakes, open them.
4. Remove the plasc protecon
cap by loosening the two screws.
5. Pull the back wheel out
of the fork and lay it at on
table.
When placing back the wheel, rst ght-
en the nut on the right side of the bike.
Checklist:
• Do the brakes work as they
should? Are the brake blocks
and bolts secure? Are the cables
intact?
• Are the spokes at the right
tension?
• Are the saddle tube and steering
tube not higher than the safety
markings?
• All the nuts and bolts ghtened
securely?
• Is the tread of the res not worn
out, are there any weak spots
or bulges and is the pressure
right?
• Are the steering tube and the
handlebars secure? Is there any
play in the steering head?
• Are the hand grips sll rmly in
place and do the gears sll work
awlessly?
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Folding bikes only…
A folding bike is designed to fold. A cliché,
but it’s an important feature of the bike
that makes it dierent in use and main-
tained.
Thanks to the quick release levers, the
folding procedure is easy, fast and clear.
Please take some me to inform yourself
about the do’s and don’ts of this specic
range of bicycles.
Important features of the beixo folding
bikes:
• Quick release levers and
folding boxes
• Adjustable seat post
• Adjustable handle bar stem
• Foldable pedals
Quick releases (QR)
For quick adjustment or mounng and
dismantling, your bike is equipped with
several quick releases.
Cauon! For the sake of your safety, the
quick release must be used with extreme
cauon. Insucient ghtening of the
quick release can cause serious accidents.
Loosening the quick release:
Swivel the bolt lever 180° so that
“OPEN” inscripon faces outwards.
Turn the rang nut in an anclockwise
direcon to further loosen the quick
release device.
If it can be so easily ghtened that the
bolt lever can be turned with the ngers,
loosen the bolt lever again and ghten
the rang nut by turning it around half-
way (in a clockwise direcon).
Foldable handle bars
Open the big QR lever on the top. Care-
fully pull out the two ends of the handle
bar and fold them backwards. Close the
QR to keep the arms together.
To close the handle bars open the QR, put
the arms straight and push them inwards.
Warning: Close the QR thoroughly
before riding the bike.
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The folding procedure
beixo compact
1. Stand on the le side of the bike,
fold in the kick stand;
2. Fold the pedals by pushing the
pedal inwards and fold it down;
3. Open the quick release lever on
the handle bar stem, press the
security buon and fold the
handle bars down;
4. Open the central quick release
lever on the frame tube, open
the security handle by pulling it
upwards and fold the frame.
5. Open the quick release lever and
push the saddle down. Close
the quick release lever to keep
the saddle down.
The unfolding procedure
beixo compact
1. Li the security handle on
the central hinge and close the
frame. Close the central quick
release lever ghtly.
2. Push the security buon on the
stem and close the handle bars.
Close the quick release lever
ghtly.
3. Open the quick release lever on
the saddle, pull it up and close
the lever ghtly. Never pull the
seat post further out of the
frame than the maximum safety
height marks on the seat post
indicate.
4. Unfold the pedals and o you go
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Warranty
Arcle 1 Warranty
1.1 beixo / Urban Bike Concepts b.v.,
hereaer beixo, guarantees that their
bicycles are free of construcon and/
or material defects and any other points
which are covered within these warranty
condions.
1.2 The warranty can only be claimed by
the rst owner.
1.3 The warranty expires in accordance
with the arcles 3 and 5.
1.4 The warranty cannot be transferred to
a third party.
1.5 The by beixo granted warranty con-
dions in no way limit the ability of the
purchaser to address the vendor under
normal legal condions as dened by
local civil law.
Arcle 2 Warranty Period
2.1 On all beixo bicycle frames a warranty
of three (3) years is given for construcon
and/or material defects. On the sha
drive system we provide a two (2) year
warranty period.
2.2 Their will be no warranty extended
on normal wear and tear parts such as
res, gears, cables and brake pads except
where construcon and/or material de-
fects have been idened.
Arcle 3 Warranty Exclusions
3.1 In the following cases warranty will
be lost.
a) Improper and/or unjust use of the bicy-
cle according to the designed purpose.
b) The bicycle has not been maintained
in accordance with user manual instruc-
ons.
c) Technical repairs have not been carried
out in a professional manner.
d) The ng of aermarket parts which
do not meet technical specicaons or
have been incorrectly ed.
e) Proof of purchase is missing or has not
been signed by the vendor.
f) The warranty card has not been, or
improperly lled-out or sent within the
given me frame.
3.2 Further responsibility is irrefutably
denied by beixo for damage to the bicycle
or parts thereof as a result of:
a) Defecve adjustment of handle- bars,
handlebar rod, saddle, saddle rod, gear
change mechanism, brakes, quick-release
mechanism of wheels and saddle;
b) The unmely replacement of parts
such as brake and gear change mecha-
nism cables, brakes, tyres, and cogs;
c) Climatological inuences such as nor-
mal discoloring of paint.
Arcle 4 Warranty-parts
4.1 During the warranty period all parts
which have been idened by beixo as
suering from construcon and/or mate-
rial defects, will be repaired or
reimbursed by choice of beixo. The
eventual costs of (de-) assembly are to be
borne by the owner.
4.2 Cost of transport of the bicycle and/
or parts thereof to and from beixo will be
borne by beixo if the parts in queson are
subject to warranty.
4.3 Should the part in queson for war-
ranty no longer be in stock or deliverable,
beixo will arrange for at least an equally
valuable alternave part.
Arcle 5 Claiming Warranty
5.1 Claims under this warranty need to be
presented with the bicycle or the related
part thereof for inspecon by a beixo
approved specialist together with proof
of purchase.
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Arcle 6 Responsibility
6.1 An accepted warranty claim does not
automacally mean that beixo accepts
any responsibility for any eventual dam-
age that may have occurred.
The responsibility of beixo never extends
beyond the condions as described with-
in these warranty condions. All claims
for responsibility of beixo for resulng
damage will be categorically denied. On
all oers, agreements and execuon of
agreements by the seller, strictly Dutch
Law applies. The Vienna Treaty 1980
(CISG) concerning the internaonal sale
agreement with regards to movables
is explicitly ruled out. 17.2 All disputes
regarding or arising from an agreement to
which these terms apply, or to the terms
in itself and its execuon or interpreta-
on, may exclusively be seled by the
Dutch judge who is competent in the area
the seller is established.
beixo / Urban Bike Concepts b.v.,
Dorpsstraat vo Steenstraat 33, 3732 HG,
De Bilt, The Netherlands
info@beixo.com
www.beixo.com
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