SETTING UP THE BIKE
Release your front brakes and remove the front wheel.
Place the bike against a wall at a slight angle, with the left pedal forward and touching the ground.
Place your front wheel on the same pedal with the skewers between the bidons.
Sandwich the front wheel against the top tube by turning the handle bars in againsT it.
Avoid moving the bicycle while putting on the bag, other than to briefly raise and lower the rear wheel and fork.
PUTTING THE BAG ON
1. OPEN THE REAR ZIP
and place the open bag at the top of the rear wheel, with the brand label top/centre.
2. RAISE THE REAR WHEEL
from the top/centre and sweep the bag under the wheel, towards the front, until the bag hugs the rear wheel and the reinforced ground patch is directly under the wheel. Be sure to go around your rear derailleur and pedals.
3. EASE THE FORKS IN
to the reinforced front end of the bag. Place your left hand in the bag to locate the reinforcing, gripping the outer fork blade with your right hand, lift, then lower the fork in. Taking care and time here gives years of life to the bag.
4. SECURE THE HANDLE BARS
and front wheel by reaching over the bike to locate a 50cm strap attached to the bag. Bring the strap over the top tube / front wheel / handle bars. Take the same strap through your cables to its mate/buckle attached to the bag near the head tube. Attach and tension this strap until the handle bars / front wheel are firmly held in place.
5. DRAW THE BAG OVER
the levers / hoods and the front wheel. Close the front zip. Locate the 40cm strap behind the forks on the outside of the bag, clip it to its mate/buckle behind the stem of the bike and tension it until the bag is taut. This brings the front wheel in close to the frame, closes the bag and keeps the fork in its reinforced tip.
6. CLOSE REAR ZIP
with a firm and gentle motion.