PACKING YOUR BIKE
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a PREPARING YOUR BIKE:
• Position your bike for disassembly. Place items in your tote bag and
tool bag to ensure nothing is left behind.
• Remove front and rear wheels. Remove skewers.
HINT: Pack these in your Thule tool bag.
• Unthread pedals.
HINT: Place these in your Thule tote or tool bag.
• Remove seat/seat post. DON’T FORGET to loosely tighten the binder
bolt after the seat post has been removed.
HINT: Mark the position of your seat with tape for easy reassembly.
b Lay rear wheel into the rear of bottom shell cog side up followed by
the front wheel. Place plastic shield over the wheels so that it rests
on the shelf around the perimeter of the bottom shell. The larger hole
should be positioned over the cog set. Place one layer of foam over
plastic shield.
c Disassemble handlebars. Depending on your frame style you may need
to either loosen handlebars and position along the top tube or
remove handlebars completely and position along the fork.
HINT: Reinforce this area against metal-on-metal contact!
d Line up the right crank arm (chain side) with the chain stay tube.
Capture the slack in the chain with the Chain Wrap then secure to chain
stay tube. The Chain Wrap will prevent chain oil and dirt from contacting
bike case contents.
HINT: To prevent damage in while in transit, you may wish to
secure the derailleur tension pulley to the chain stay using
your own zip
ties or string.
e Secure the bike frame into a center position by threading the tie-
down straps, which we have provided, through the frame and metal
rings attached to the inside of the bike case.
f Place seat/post either inside frame triangle or behind seat stay.
HINT: This area may require aditional security against metal-on-
metal contact by using your own foam padding or bubble
wrap.
g Lay second foam sheet over frame. Make sure no bicyle parts are
touching sides of case.
h Place the Tool Bag and Tote Bag in this layer to ensure they will be
held in position by protective foam.
i Place top shell over bottom shell of case.
HINT: Handle and Wheel icons at the top and bottom of the top
shell indicate proper alignment.
j Loosen all straps. Latch buckles then pull tabs to cinch straps snugly.
k For extra security, rings on both sides of case will accept most
padlocks.