Owner's Manual - Diamondback Bicycles

position on the bike. Ask your dealer to set the saddlefor your optimal riding position and to show you how tomake this adjustment.3. Saddle angle adjustment. Most people prefer ahorizontal saddle; but some riders like the saddle noseangled up or down just a little. Your dealer can adjustsaddle angle or teach you how to do it.riding with a saddle which is incorrectly adjusted orwhich does not support your pelvic area correctly cancause short-term or long-term injury to nerves and bloodvessels, or even impotence. If your saddle causes youpain, numbness or other discomfort, listen to your bodyand stop riding until you see your dealer about saddleadjustment or a different saddle.Note: If your bicycle is equipped with a suspension seatpost, periodically ask your dealer to check it.Small changes in saddle position can have asubstantial effect on performance and comfort. To findyour best saddle position, make only one adjustment ata time.! WARNING: After any saddle adjustment, be sure thatthe saddle adjusting mechanism is properly tightenedbefore riding. A loose saddle clamp or seat post bindercan cause damage to the seat post, or can cause youto lose control and fall. A correctly tightened saddleadjusting mechanism will allow no saddle movement inany direction. Periodically check to make sure that thesaddle adjusting mechanism is properly tightened.If, in spite of carefully adjusting the saddle height,tilt and fore-and-aft position, your saddle is stilluncomfortable, you may need a different saddle design.Saddles, like people, come in many different shapes,sizes and resilience. Your dealer can help you select asaddle which, when correctly adjusted for your bodyand riding style, will be comfortable.! WARNING: Some people have claimed that extended14C. Handlebar Height And AngleYour bike is equipped either with a “threadless” stem,which clamps on to the outside of the steerer tube,or with a “quill” stem, which clamps inside the steerertube by way of an expanding binder bolt. If you aren’tabsolutely sure which type of stem your bike has, askyour dealer.If your bike has a “threadless” stem, your dealermay be able to change handlebar height by movingheight adjustment spacers from below the stem toabove the stem, or vice versa. Otherwise, you’ll haveto get a stem of different length or rise. Consult yourdealer. Do not attempt to do this yourself, as it requiresspecial knowledge.If your bike has a “quill” stem, you can ask yourdealer to adjust the handlebar height a bit by adjustingstem height.A quill stem has an etched or stamped mark on itsshaft which designates the stem’s “Minimum Insertion”or “Maximum extension”. This mark must not be visibleabove the headset.! WARNING: On some bicycles, changing the stemor stem height can affect the tension of the front brakecable, locking the front brake or creating excess cable