Burley PICCOLO Instruction Manual

Owner’s Instruction
& Safety Manual
Contents
Section Page
Introduction 2
I. Parts Inventory 3
II. Initial Piccolo Assembly 4
III. Installing the Moose Rack 5
IV. Hitching the Piccolo to Your Bicycle 7
V. Starting and Stopping Technique 9
VI. Safety Guidelines 10
VII. Safety Checklist 14
VIII. Trailercycle Maintenance and Care 15
IX. Transferring or Installing
Additional Moose Racks 17
Warranty 20

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Burley Piccolo Owner’s Instruction & Safety Manual
Congratulations!
You’ve just purchased a Burley® Piccolo™ trailercycle. Every effort has been made to
ensure your purchase is of top quality and proven design, ready to provide you with
many years and thousands of miles of happy, safe trailercycling.
IMPORTANT: Because some of the features and guidelines
for using the Burley Piccolo merit close attention, it is very
important for you to familiarize yourself with the trailercycle
by reading sections IV-IX of this manual before use. If you
have any questions we encourage you to contact your
Burley dealer.
Introduction
Your Burley dealer must install the pedals, handlebars, shifter, and grips; and mount
the seat, and the rear reflector. The dealer will adjust the derailleur.
Your dealer must also mount and adjust the Burley Moose Rack™ to your bicycle so
you can tow your Piccolo safely.
Once you’ve read the safety guidelines, you’re ready to go. After the Moose Rack is
installed on your bicycle, hitching the Piccolo to your bike takes only a few seconds,
with no tools required.
This manual is written sequentially to assist initial assembly. In addition to
completing assembly of your Piccolo, your Burley dealer will perform safety checks,
and demonstrate hitch attachment, handlebar adjustment, and use of the safety
flag. We again request that you read sections IV-IX of this manual before use, and
then refer to it as necessary in the future.
When Loaning or Selling Your Trailercycle
If you loan or sell your Burley Piccolo, supply the new user with this manual, and
be sure they use only the Burley Moose Rack when towing the Piccolo. (It may be
easiest to loan your bike with its Moose Rack installed). See section “IX. Transferring
or Installing Additional Moose Racks” for additional information. They must
familiarize themselves with all sections of this manual—especially sections “VI.
Safety Guidelines” and “VII. Safety Checklist” prior to use. It is essential that they
understand how to properly secure the hitch, and the differences between riding a
bicycle with a trailercycle and without one. Always ensure that both adult and child
wear helmets. Never loan your trailercycle if it is in need of maintenance or repair.
NOTE: Any reference to left or right is made in the direction of
travel, as if you were sitting on the Piccolo looking forward.

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I. Parts Inventory
BURLEY DEALER: Please verify that you have received all of the parts listed. Do not
proceed with assembly if any parts are missing; contact Burley immediately for
replacement parts. Sub-assemblies are indented.
(1) Preassembled Piccolo Trailercycle Including:
(1)
Piccolo Frame (Serial number is located on the right-rear dropout)
(1) Crankset
(1) Chain
(1) Rear Derailleur with 6-Speed Freewheel
(1) Shift Cable and Twist Shifter
(1) Wheel with Amber Reflector
(1) Hitch Assembly, Headset, Spindle, Hitch Plate, Knob, and Lever
(1) Safety Flag Mounting Bracket
(1) Safety Flag
(1) Parts Box
(1) Seat
(1) Handlebar
(1) Piccolo Hardware Bag:
(1) Piccolo Handlebar Stem
w/Splash Guard
(1) 300mm X 26.6mm Seat Post
(1) Seat Clamp
(1) Seat-Post Clamp
(1) Pair Pedals
(1) Pair Grips
(1) Rear Reflector, Red with
Slotted Mounting Screw
(1) Plastic Reflector Bracket
(1) Moose Rack
(1) Moose Rack Hardware Bag
(4) Rack Stay (Short)
(2) Rack Stay (Medium)
(2) Rack Stay (Long)
(6) Seat-Stay Band Clamp (2 Each Small, Medium, Large)
(4) 5mm X 16mm Socket Head Screw
(6) 5mm X 12mm Socket Head Screw
(6) Flat Washer
(4) Split Lock Washer
(8) 5mm Lock Nuts
(1) Envelope with Trailercycle Checklist
(1) Burley Piccolo Trailercycle Owner’s Instruction & Safety Manual
(1) Warranty Card

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II. Initial Piccolo Assembly
IMPORTANT: All assembly of trailercycle and Moose Rack
must be performed by your Burley dealer.
Mount the Pedals
The pedals are stamped either “R” for right or “L” for left. Take care to mount the
correct pedal to the correct crank arm. Apply a small amount of grease to the pedal
threads to make installation easier. Tighten pedals securely—torque to 25 ft.-lb.
Mount the Handlebars
To make it easier to orient the stem and handlebars, first mount the handlebar to
the stem. The splash guard is preinstalled to the stem and must be left in place for
safe operation of the trailercycle. Do not fully tighten the handlebars until the stem
is attached and tightened in place.
Adjusting and Tightening the Piccolo Handlebar Stem
The tongue of the Piccolo has an ovalized section to ensure that the stem and
handlebar cannot rotate during use. The final correct placement of the stem
depends upon the height of the child, but as a starting place mount the stem 8"
from the junction of the Piccolo top tube and the tongue. The top edge of the stem
should never be more than 12" from this junction. Torque the two stem bolts and
the handlebar bolt to 9 ft.-lb. Do not overtighten.
Install the Twist Shifter & Grips
Use the short handlebar grip as a guide to position the twist shifter on the right
handlebar. Do not tighten the twist shifter retaining bolt until the short handlebar
grip is installed. Position the twist shifter and tighten the twist shifter retaining bolt
securely. Slide the left grip fully onto the handlebar. Adjust the derailleur to shift
cleanly.
Mount the Seat
Mount the seat clamp to the seat, and then attach this assembly to the seat post.
Next, insert the seat post into the seat tube. Final adjustment should be made to fit
the child prior to the first ride.
The Piccolo comes with a removable seat-post clamp. When installing the seat-post
clamp or adjusting seat post height, note that the slot in the seat tube must align
with the slot in the seat-post clamp (see illustration page 5).

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Mount Red Reflector to Left Seat Stay
Mount the plastic reflector bracket as high as possible on the trailercycle left seat
stay with the screw provided, and then fasten the reflector to the plastic bracket
with its mounting screw. Be sure the face of the reflector is at a 90° angle to the
ground.
Attaching the Safety Flag
Slide the safety flag into the bracket which is mounted between the axle nut and the
left dropout.
III. Installing the Moose Rack
IMPORTANT: This rack includes hardware only for attachment
to bikes with threaded eyelets in the rear dropout. Consult
with Burley before attempting to mount the Moose Rack to a
bike without threaded eyelets in the rear dropout.
IMPORTANT: Use only the adjustable stays provided with
the Moose Rack to attach the rack to the bicycle. They are
made of especially heavy stainless steel; substitute rack stay
hardware can fail and must not be used.
To ensure compatibility with 95% of the bicycles in use, the Moose Rack comes with
eight rack stays, of which only four are required for one bike. Generally, the longer
stays fit smaller bikes, and the shorter stays fit larger bikes. Your goal is to position
the top of the rack parallel to the ground within 3°. First, attach the bottom of the
rack to the holes in the bicycle dropouts, setting it so the rack is level. Next, measure
the distance from the stay mounting hole on the Moose Rack to the bicycle’s seat
stay brazeon. If you don’t have brazeons or the distance to the brazeons is greater
than 9" when the rack is level, use the band clamps.
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