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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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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Refer to the illustrations below to determine which combination of stays will
adjust to fit the bicycle on which you are mounting the Moose Rack.
Short-Short Combination Distance from Rack Hole to
Bicycle Brazeon
Between 3” and 4.5”
Short-Medium Combination Distance from Rack Hole to
Bicycle Brazeon
Between 4.5” and 6.5”
Medium-Long Combination Distance from Rack Hole to
Bicycle Brazeon
Between 6.5” and 9.0”
Loosely attach stays to the rack and
bicycle. Take special care to install
washers and lock washers as shown
on the following page. Note that the
longer, 16mm screws attach the front
stays to the bicycle, and the rear stays
to the rack. All other screws are 12mm
long. Use split lock washers at the four
mounting points on the bicycle; all
other washers are flat washers. Verify
that the rack is level; the height of the
front of the rack must be within 3/4"
of the height of the rear (see adjacent
illustration).
Rack must be level within 3°. If pulling a Piccolo
trailercycle, a non-level rack can adversely affect
handling.
Rack must be level. Difference
between heights A & B must be less
than 3/4”
AB
90°± 3°
90°

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Stays may mount to either side of the tabs on the rack, depending on which allows
proper alignment with the brazeons. You may need to adjust the bend in the flat tab
on the end of the stays to ensure that the stays meet the brazeons squarely.
If the bike you are working on does not have brazeons, use the appropriate seat-
stay band clamps and the extra nuts provided. Even when equipped with brazeons,
some bikes may require the use of the band clamps to get the rack level. In some
cases—e.g., large frame bikes—you may need to mount the band clamps with the
tabs facing forward or outward (instead of facing inward as shown in illustration
below). Tighten into place. Torque all bolts to 5–6 ft.-lb.
Seat Stay
Band Clamp
Split Lock
Washer
12mm
Holes for
Bicycle
Fender
12mm
12mm
12mm
16mm
16mm
16mm
16mm
Split Lock
Washer
Split Lock
Washer
Split Lock
Washer

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IV. Hitching the Piccolo to Your Bicycle
Before attaching the hitch to the Moose Rack, make sure that the underside of the
hitch plate is clean and clear of debris. The safety pin lever and safety pins must slide
freely.
Hitch Attachment:
1. Slide lever to retract safety pins.
2. Set hitch plate on rack & release lever to engage pins.
3. Push knob down & tighten fully.
Knob must be tightened and safety pins engaged before use. If you are unable to
securely tighten the knob or don’t get full engagement of the safety pins, do not use
your trailercycle. See your Burley dealer for repair or replacement of the hitch.
For instructions on maintenance of your Piccolo hitch see section “VIII. Trailercycle
Maintenance and Care.”
Tongue
Hitch Knob
Safety Pin
Hitch Plate
Lever with safety
pins retracted
Release lever to engage
safety pins beneath top
tubing of rack.

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Piccolo must be attached to Burley Moose Rack, using Burley
attachment hardware. Rack or hardware from other suppliers
may break or come loose, resulting in accident and serious
injury.
V. Starting and Stopping Technique
IMPORTANT: Before using your Piccolo, be sure the
handlebars, stem, and seat are properly adjusted for your
child. Refer to section II for instructions on adjusting and
tightening of the handlebar stem and correct use of the
seat-post clamp. Generally, you’ll want to position the child
so s/he is neither cramped nor stretched when seated and
pedalling. Your Burley dealer can instruct you in making
these adjustments.
Starting
As lead rider, you must first straddle the lead bicycle and hold it securely, with
the brakes locked and both feet on the ground. Your child can then safely mount
the trailercycle without risking tip over. Never allow your child to mount the
trailercycle before you, and never rely on a kickstand to hold up a bicycle/trailercycle
combination.
Always try to be in an easy gear before taking off (likewise for your child, once you
teach him or her basic shifting). Once you’re both ready, push off and get up to
speed before concerning yourself with clipping into your pedals. You’ll need to
concentrate so that you don’t swerve or overcorrect—don’t take off if there are any
distractions.
Stopping
When stopping briefly (at an intersection, for instance), hold your bike and the
trailercycle up by first putting one then the other foot down. Meanwhile your child
remains seated with his or her feet on the pedals. This reduces the need to re-
coordinate your take off. Be sure to lock the brakes whenever stopped.
To dismount, the lead rider stops, puts both feet securely on the ground, locks the
brakes, and then signals to the child that it’s safe to climb off the trailercycle.

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Adhere to technique above to avoid an accident or serious
injury when starting and stopping.
VI. Safety Guidelines
Bicycling with a trailercycle is different from bicycling without one, in ways which
aren’t always obvious. It is therefore essential that you read and understand all of
the following safety guidelines—in addition to the warnings and instructions in
the previous two sections—prior to using your trailercycle. Before loaning your
trailercycle to others, make sure that they also understand its proper, safe use.
Contact your dealer or Burley if any of these instructions are unclear.
Bicycling with a trailercycle, and bicycling in general, can
be hazardous. Failure to observe any of section “VI. Safety
Guidelines” could result in accident and serious injury or
death.
Use Well-Maintained Bicycle and Trailercycle
Use a lead bicycle which is in good working condition, with powerful brakes.
A frequent safety check of your bicycle is essential. Inspect and maintain your
trailercycle as outlined in sections “VII. Safety Checklists” and “VIII. Trailercycle
MaintenanceandCare”ofthismanual.HaveyourBurleydealermaintainandinspect
your bicycle and trailercycle if you are not qualified to do so.
Pedaling a Bigger Vehicle
Because of the trailercycle’s additional weight, a bicycle pulling a trailercycle will be
slower to start up and stop, and because of its length it requires more time to cross
streets or paths. Your entire vehicle is heavier and less responsive. This means you
should think further ahead in anticipating stops, turns, and starts. We recommend
you spend some time practicing riding with your child on the trailercycle in an
uncongested area to become familiar with how your heavier, longer vehicle
responds.