I General User Manual 5324.2 Bike stand› Never leave your child sitting unattended in thechild seat when you park your bike. The bikecould fall over and severely injure the child.› Never ride with the stand folded out.24.3 Bike trailerNot all bikes are suitable for trailers. Ask your special-ist cycle shop if your bike is designed and suitable forthis.› Only use trailers that meet the requirementsof the road traffic licensing regulations in yourcountry (the Road Traffic Licensing Regulations(StVZO) in Germany for example). Non-approvedtrailers can cause accidents.› Trailers adversely affect the handling. Adapt yourhandling accordingly as otherwise the bike trail-er may tip up or detach and cause an accident.› Practise starting off, braking, cornering and rid-ing on hills with an unladen trailer.› Bear in mind that the gross weight of the bikealso includes the trailer.› A bike trailer may increase the braking distanceconsiderably. Failure to observe these pointscould result in an accident.24.4 Bike basketThe fixing for the basket must not damage the handle-bar or handlebar stem.› Attach the basket so as not to cover the frontlight and front reflector.› In doing so, be careful not to bend the brake andshifting cables.› Do not carry more than five kilogrammes of lug-gage in the basket.› Bear in mind that the steering characteristicschange when you use a basket.24.5 Bar endsAlways attach bar ends securely to the handlebars asotherwise you could have an accident.If a thin-walled handlebar is fitted to your bike, youmay require additional accessory parts to protect thehandlebar from damage. Read the manufacturer'sinstructions for use carefully.If a carbon handlebar is fitted to your bike, find outfrom your specialist cycle shop whether this handle-bar is approved for use with bar ends.
