CRUZBIKE Vendetta User manual

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CRUZBIKE Vendetta Assembly Instructions
CRUZBIKEVendettaAssemblyInstructions................................................................... 1
Generalnotesonassembly....................................................................................... 1
Un‐boxandevaluatetheframeandmajorparts...................................................... 1
AssemblyProcedure ..................................................................................................... 2
Arrangetheframeonthefloor................................................................................. 2
Fitthesliderintotheboom ...................................................................................... 2
Connectthechainstaystotheforklegs .................................................................... 2
Fittheslidertothetopofthefork............................................................................ 2
Fittheheadrest......................................................................................................... 2
Fitthewheels............................................................................................................ 2
Reattachthegearcables........................................................................................... 2
Carryoutadjustmentstosize ................................................................................... 3
LegAdjustments.................................................................................................... 3
ArmAdjustments .................................................................................................. 3
EnsureclearanceforyourFrontDerailleur........................................................... 4
Pre‐ridecheck ........................................................................................................... 4
Ridinginstructions......................................................................................................... 4
CongratulationsonpurchasingaCruzbikeVendetta!Oursupportspecialistsare
alwaysavailabletoassistyoushouldyouhavequestionsaboutassembling,adjusting
orridingtheVendetta.Visitwww.cruzbike.comforsupport.Havingabikebuddy
alongtosharetheexcitementisnotnecessary,butcanbefun.
General notes on assembly
ThisinstructionsetdescribesassemblyoftheVendettaCruzbike.
WARNING
Ifyouareunsureaboutadjustingbrakesorgearingonabicycle,you
shouldtakeyourVendettatoaprofessionalbicyclemechanicfor
adjustment.Improperlyadjustedbrakesordrivetraincomponents
couldcausesevereinjuryordeath.
AssemblingtheVendettamaybeeasierifyouhaveabikeworkstand,butthese
instructionsassumeyoudon’thaveone.Thebestplacetoclamptheframeisaround
theSlider.Besuretotightentheclampsufficientlythattheframewon’trotateoutof
theclamp.DoNOTclamparoundtherearstaysorseatstaysorchainstays.
Un-box and evaluate the frame and major parts
TheVendettaFramesetcomesmostlyunassembled.Pleasetakethefollowing
approachtocompletingtheassembly.Theseinstructionsmakereferencetothe
VendettaPartsDiagram.
Unpacktheitemsandunwrapthem,exceptfortubeprotection,whichmaybe
retaineduntilthebikeisreadytoberidden.
Onceyouhaveallthepartslaidout,begintheassembly.Ingeneral,theapproachis
to:
1)Arrangetheframeonthefloor;
2)Fitthesliderintotheboom;
3)Connectthechainstaystotheforklegs;
4)Fittheslidertothetopofthefork;
5)Fittheheadrestandseatcushions;
6)Fitthewheels,checkthebrakes;
7)Reattachthegearcables;and
8)Carryoutadjustmentstosize.

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Assembly Procedure
Arrange the frame on the floor
Layalltheitemsoutonalargeworkarea.Laythebikeonitsleftside.Arrangethe
partsinthegeneralconfigurationofthebicycle,takingcarethatcablesflow
smoothlyfromtheframeandintothePivotCage.Makesuretheyarenottwisted;
rotatetheSliderandhandlebarassemblyifnecessary.
Fit the slider into the boom
RotatethechainstayaroundthebottombracketuntiltheFrontDerailleurisabout
0.5”(1cm)fromtheBoom.LoosentheChainstayClampboltsifnecessary.
InserttheSliderintotheBoom,looseningtheBoomClampifnecessary.
Connect the chainstays to the fork legs
Puttherearoftheframeintotheboxwiththeforkshangingoveroneendofthe
box,supportedbehindthefrontbrake.Thiswillallowyoutomoreeasilyfitthe
chainstay.
Unwraptherearderailleurandcheckitscableispositionedalongtherearofthefork
leg.
Unwrapthechainandarrangeinalargeloop,withthechainrunningoverthesmall
chainring.Notethatbeforeconnectingthechainstayarmsthechainhastogofrom
thetopofthechainringtotheinsideoftheforkleg.
Gentlyspringapartthechainstaysarmssothecupsoneachendcanfitoverthefork
dropouts.Thecupsshouldclickonandthenallowthechainstaytoeasilyrotate
aroundtheforkdropouts.
Atthispoint,checktheboltsarelooseontheclampsthatconnectchainstaytothe
crankbearings.
Fit the slider to the top of the fork
Thefitoftheslidertotheforkcarriesadjustmentfromtorsolengthandarmlength,
seebelowsectiononArmAdjustments.
TofittheSlidertothetopofthefork,arrangethecablessotheyexitinfrontofthe
forksteerer.
TwoPivotCageboltsgothroughthePivotCageandintothePivotClamp,oneleft
andoneright.IftheseboltsdonotalignwiththeholesinthePivotClamp,checkthe
BoomClampisloose.Ifneeded,alsoloosenthePivotClampbolts,andbesureto
retightenthem.
LeavetheTwoPivotCageboltsfingertightfornow.
Fit the headrest
Fourcircularclampsholdtheheadrest.Withtheboltsfirmedupforshipping,to
avoidloosingboltsandnuts,theclampsmayhavebeensqueezedandmayseemtoo
small.Loosentheboltstillthereisnothreadprotrudingfromthenut.Fittheendsof
theheadrestintotheclamps,pushtheheadrestdownasfarasitwillgoforshort
torsoridersandashighasitwillgoforlongtorsoriders.Adjusttheheadrestsothat
thecushionsupportsthebaseoftheskull.Notethepocketinthebackofthe
cushion‐cover,usefulforcarryingasparetube.
Therearethreepairsofholesontheseatback,youcanusetheupperpairorthe
lowerpairincombinationwiththemiddlepair.
CheckthereisVelcrohookfittedtotheinsidecurveoftheheadresttubingto
preventtheheadrestpadmovingduringriding.Ifnot,borrowaninchorsofrom
eachVelcrostripthatcomeswiththeseatback.
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Fit the wheels, check the brakes
Wheelsfitintheusualmanner.Placethefrontdrivewheelinthedropouts,thenlift
itout,loopthechainandreseattheaxleintothefork.Thisissometimesaneasier
approach.Ensurebothwheelsarefullyseatedintheirdropouts.
Brakesarealreadycabled,butiftherearcablehousinghaspoppedoutofoneofthe
cablestopsontheframe,thenitmustbereturned.Todothis,withtherearwheel
removed,squeezethebrakecaliperstogethertocreateslackinthehousing.Therear
brakecablegoesdowntherightsideofthedowntube,withitshousingterminatedin
acablestopateitherendofthedowntube.
Reattach the gear cables
Therearderailleurcableremainsattachedtotherearderailleur;thereisnoneedto
removeit.Ensuretherightgearshiftleverisinthefullyforwardposition,andthen
pressthederailleuracrosstoloosenthetensiononthecablehousing.Reinsertthe
cablehousinginthecablestopsontherightfork.Typicallythelowercablestopisthe
oneyouneedtoreconnectthehousinginto,butitcouldbeboth.
Thefrontderailleurcablehasbeenreleasedfromthefrontderailleurforshipping,
nowitcanbeunwrapped,threadedandattachedtothefrontderailleur.
Unwrapthecable,andthreaditthroughthecablestopontheboom,foundnearthe
boomclampontheleftsideoftheframe.Checkthatthiscableadjusteriswoundall
thewayin.Thecablethentravelsnexttotheboomandaroundthefrontofthe
crank.Threadthecablethroughthecableguideonthecrankhousing,thenbetween
thecrankhousingandthechainstayassembly,thenfinallytotheFrontDerailleur.
BeforeattachingtotheFD,slidea25mm(1”)segmentofblackgearcablehousing
overthecableend,andusethissegmenttoprotectthecablewhereitpassesover

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thechainstay.Attachthecableasperthemanufacturersinstructions.Ifyour
VendettahasaShimanoUltegraFD,putthecableoverthesmallnipple,foundonthe
clampingarea,thenundertheclampingplateandtighten.Pullonthecabletoensure
thereisminimalslack,asinthefollowingpicture:
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UsethebarreladjusterontheBoomcablestopper.
http://bit.ly/iilnJ0…ServiceInstructionforUltegraFrontDerailleur
http://bit.ly/l8x0zw…ServiceInstructionforUltegraRearDerailleur
TheFDshifterisafrictiontype.Tomakethethumbleveroperatemorefirmly.
tightentheboltonthesideoftheshifter.
Asegmentedcablehousingisused.Aftersettlingallsizingadjustmentstoyourown
personalneeds,itispossibletoremovehousingsegmentstoshortencablehousings
foramoretidyappearanceandtoavoidunnecessarydrag.
Carry out adjustments to size
Bysittingonthebike,theridercanmakeroughsizingadjustments.Finaladjustments
canbemadeafterriding,whentherider’sbodycantakeupitstrueridingpositionon
theseat.
Theseadjustmentsshouldbereviewedaftertheriderhasbecomeproficientat
handlingthebike.Adjustmentsshouldbereviewedinthelightofhowthebike
ergonomicsfeelswhentherideristiredyettryingtostillgofast,asthatiswhenpoor
adjustmentismostreadilyidentified.(Sometimeshoweveritisjustthebodybeing
tired!)
Thefronttrianglechangesitsgeometrywhenadjustmentsaremadeforleglength
becausethetopofthetriangle,comprisingtheBoomandSlider,changeslength.
EachcornerofthetriangleneedstobeloosenedbeforetheSlidercanadjustinthe
Boomtoaccommodateadifferentleglength.
Leg Adjustments
Onceassembled,pleasenotethefollowingcriticalprocedureforadjustingtheleg
lengthonyournewVendetta:
1)LoosentheBBringclampsaroundtheoutboardbearings.Fortherightside
clamp,itmaybenecessarytopasstheallenkeythroughthecrankspider
andtopositionthespiderappropriately.
2)Releasethequickreleasefrontaxleskewer.
3)LoosentheBoomclampandadjustforleglength.
4)TightentheBoomclamp.
5)TightentheBBringclampsaroundtheoutboardbearings.Takenotethat
thecrankhousing(orBottomBracket)iscenteredbetweenthepairofring
clamps.Checkalsothatthespiderofthecrankdoesnottouchtherightside
ringclampwhenpedaling.
6)Securethequickreleasefrontaxleskewer
Forshortx‐seamsashortboomisavailable.Useoftheshortboomwillnecessitate
removingsomelengthfromtheSlider.
Arm Adjustments
Handlebarpositionadjustmentisnotedabove.Forminimumairresistances,
handlebarsshouldbepositionedsothattheytrackasclosetotheforearmas
possible.ThehandlebarscanrotateasmallamountintheHandlebarClamp.
HandlebarscanalsobeloweredbyloweringthePivotClamp.Removeitandoneor
twospacersbelowit,thenreturntheclampandplacethespacer(s)aboveit.To
removethePivotClampfirstremovethecapboltfromthetopoftheforkneck,then
loosentheboltsholdingthePivotClamp.Rearrangeandretighten:tightenthecap
boltandthenbeforeretighteningthePivotClamp,ensureitisalignedcorrectlywith
theslider–testthePivotCageboltswillassemble–thenremoveandtightenthe
PivotClamp.
Thereachofthehandlebarcanbeadjustedbyalteringwhichholesinthepivotcage
areutilized.
WARNING
Donotforcethehandlebartorotate,oryoumaydamagethecablesastheypass
fromtheinsideoftheHandlebartotheinsideoftheSlider.Damagedcablescould
causesevereinjuryordeath.
• Shorttorso,removethepivotclampandspacers,putthepivotclampback
andthenthespacers,thiswilllowerthehandlebarclamps.
• Longtorso,havethepivotclampwithspacersunderneathit.
• Shortarms,fittheslidertothefirstpairofholesinthePivotCage.(Count
theholesinthePivotClampfromthefrontofthebike.)Thiswillputthe
handlebarsclosertothebody.

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• Longarms,fittheslidertothefourthpairofholesinthePivotCage.(Count
theholesinthePivotClampfromthefrontofthebike.)Thiswillputthe
handlebarsfurtherfromthebody.
Formediumriders,interpolatebetweentheseadjustmentpositions.
Ensure clearance for your Front Derailleur
Note,Ifthepivotclampisnotatthetopofthesteeringstack,withallspacersbelow
it,thentheremaybeinterferencebetweentheFrontDerailleurandtheBoomwhen
attemptingtoadjustleglengthforlargex‐seamriders.
Product Design Limitations
Vendettaisdesignedtomeetexactingperformancespecifications.Asa
consequence,Vendettadoesnotcomplywithallcomponentspecificationstandards
forroadbikes–somecomponentsthatmeetroadbikestandardmightnotfit.
• Standardroadfrontandrearbrakecalipersmayfit,butthisisnotpromised.
• StandardTTbikethumbshiftersmayfit,butmightnotoperateaseffectivelyas
theoriginalequipment.
• Standardroadbikebrakeleversmayworkinabar‐lever‐uporientationbut
mightnotoperateaseffectivelyastheoriginalequipment.
Wedonottakeresponsibilityforpersonalmodificationoftheaboveitems.
• Certaincrankswillfitwhilecertainothersmightnotfit.Donotpurchasecranks
forVendettawithoutfirstcontactingourtechnicalsupportteamat
http://cruzbike.com/cruzbike_support.
Pre-ride check
1.Wheelaxlesareseatedproperlyinthedropouts.
2.TheQuickReleaseoneachwheelistight.
3.EachChainstayRingClampboltistight.
4.TheBoomClampistight.
5.ThePivotClampistight.
6.ThePivotCageboltsaretight.
7.TheHandlebarClampistight.
8.Thebrakesareworking.
9.Therearderailleurisheldfirm.
10.Thechainlineisunencumbered.
11.Frontandrearderailleursadjustedtomanufacturersspecification.
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Riding instructions
ItisimperativeyouconsulttheCruzbikeOwnersManualforinstructionsonhowto
learntoride.Contactusimmediatelyifyoudonothavethismanual.
You are now ready for your first ride. Enjoy!