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Page 1: YAK/IBEX OWNER’S MANUAL

YA

K/IB

EX

OW

NE

R�S

MA

NU

AL

(80

0) 8

93

-24

47

ww

w.b

ob

ge

ar.c

om

13

50

1 S

ou

th R

idg

e D

rive

, Ch

arlo

tte, N

orth

Ca

rolin

a 2

82

73

BO

B is

a c

om

pany th

at p

roduces h

igh q

uality

pro

ducts

, whic

h e

ncoura

ge a

health

y, o

utd

oor,

car-fre

e life

sty

le. In

additio

n to

traile

rs, w

e a

lso m

ake fu

ll suspensio

n jo

ggin

g s

trolle

rs. S

ee

ww

w.b

obgear.c

om

for o

ur c

om

ple

te lin

e o

f pro

ducts

. Befo

re a

ttem

ptin

g to

assem

ble

or u

se

yo

ur n

ew

traile

r, read

an

d u

nd

ers

tan

d th

ese in

stru

ctio

ns c

om

ple

tely

to in

su

re p

rop

er

assem

bly

an

d o

pera

tion

. If you a

re u

ncle

ar o

n a

ny p

oin

t, conta

ct y

our d

eale

r or B

OB

befo

reuse.

� BO

B tra

ilers

can b

e a

ttached to

bic

ycle

s w

ith w

heel s

izes b

etw

een 2

0" a

nd 2

8". P

lease s

ee

the T

raile

r/Bik

e C

om

patib

ility c

hart a

t the e

nd o

f this

manual to

dete

rmin

e w

hic

h tra

iler is

com

patib

le w

ith y

our b

ike. T

he w

heel s

ize a

ppears

as a

rais

ed s

urfa

ce o

n th

e s

ide-w

all o

f the

bic

ycle

tire. If y

our w

heels

do n

ot m

eet th

ese d

iam

ete

r specific

atio

ns, it is

unsafe

for y

ou to

atta

ch th

e tra

iler. If y

ou h

ave q

uestio

ns a

bout y

our w

heel d

iam

ete

rs o

r traile

r com

patib

ility w

ithyour b

icycle

, consult y

our b

icycle

deale

r or c

all u

s a

t BO

B.

� Our tra

ilers

are

inte

nded to

carry

carg

o o

nly

.� D

o n

ot c

arry

child

ren o

r live a

nim

als

.� C

arg

o c

apacity

: 70 p

ounds (3

2 k

ilogra

ms)

� The m

ore

weig

ht y

ou a

dd to

the tra

iler, (ju

st lik

e a

car) th

e m

ore

effe

ct it w

ill have o

n th

ehandlin

g o

f your b

icycle

.� A

ll carg

o m

ust b

e s

ecure

ly fa

ste

ned to

the tra

iler fra

me. S

hiftin

g lo

ads c

an a

dvers

ely

affe

ct

bic

ycle

handlin

g a

nd re

sult in

loss o

f contro

l.� K

eep th

e c

arg

o c

ente

r of g

ravity

low

.� T

he lo

ad h

eig

ht a

bove th

e m

esh p

latfo

rm s

hould

never e

xceed 1

8 in

ches (4

6cm

). Loads

hig

her th

an 1

8" c

an a

dvers

ely

affe

ct b

icycle

handlin

g a

nd re

sult in

loss o

f contro

l.� Q

R le

ngth

must b

e c

orre

ctly

siz

ed to

your s

pecific

bic

ycle

to in

sure

safe

opera

tion.

� Make s

ure

your b

ike's

bra

kes a

re in

top c

onditio

n a

nd p

roperly

adju

ste

d. A

lways a

llow

extra

sto

ppin

g d

ista

nce w

hen rid

ing w

ith y

our tra

iler. M

arg

inally

perfo

rmin

g b

rakes w

ill be in

adequate

for s

afe

bra

kin

g w

ith th

e a

dded lo

ad o

f a tra

iler. W

hen rid

ing in

wet c

onditio

ns u

se e

xtre

me

cautio

n a

nd a

llow

even m

ore

dis

tance fo

r bra

kin

g.

� Genera

lly, c

ar d

rivers

don't e

xpect b

icycle

s to

be p

ullin

g tra

ilers

. Use th

e in

clu

ded B

OB

safe

ty fla

g to

be s

een!

� When p

assin

g a

noth

er c

yclis

t, rem

em

ber th

at y

ou a

re a

ppro

xim

ate

ly 4

.5 fe

et (1

40cm

) longer

than y

our b

ike a

lone!

� The Y

AK

& IB

EX

com

e w

ith w

heel a

nd fe

nder re

flecto

rs fo

r nig

ht v

isib

ility. C

heck th

at th

ere

flecto

rs o

n b

oth

your b

icycle

and tra

iler a

re p

roperly

insta

lled. In

sta

llatio

n p

rocedure

s fo

llow

in th

is m

anual. C

onta

ct y

our a

ppro

pria

te s

tate

govern

ment o

ffice to

learn

of th

e lig

htin

gre

quire

ments

for y

our s

tate

/ country

.� S

PE

ED

LIM

IT: 2

5 m

ph (4

0 k

ph) A

bik

e w

ith tra

iler a

ttached, s

teers

and fe

els

diffe

rent.

Rid

e c

autio

usly

. Speed w

obble

s (a

nd lo

ss o

f contro

l) can o

ccur if s

peed lim

it is e

xceeded.

� It is C

RIT

ICA

L th

at th

e w

heels

and tire

s o

f your b

icycle

and tra

iler a

re p

roperly

main

tain

ed

(see y

our b

ike d

eale

r) and in

flate

d to

the n

orm

al o

pera

ting p

ressure

em

bossed o

n th

e s

idew

all.

� Som

e fu

ll suspensio

n b

icycle

s a

nd re

ar s

uspensio

n re

cum

bents

do n

ot h

ave a

dequate

fram

estiffn

ess to

offs

et th

e fo

rces o

f a fu

lly lo

aded, m

ovin

g tra

iler. T

he re

sult c

an b

e a

bik

e th

at is

slu

ggis

h, d

ifficult to

contro

l or s

top w

hic

h c

ould

lead to

a c

rash (a

nd/o

r dam

age to

the tra

iler

or c

onte

nts

). We s

trongly

recom

mend te

st rid

ing (b

rakin

g a

nd tu

rnin

g) th

e b

ike w

ith a

full,

non-h

um

an, te

st lo

ad [7

0 lb

s (3

2kgs)] in

a c

autio

us m

anner (in

an a

rea a

bsent o

f traffic

hazard

s)

to d

ete

rmin

e if th

is c

onditio

n e

xis

ts. T

his

conditio

n c

ould

be e

xacerb

ate

d b

y w

et, s

andy, o

rgra

vel c

overe

d s

urfa

ces.

� Som

e v

aria

ble

s th

at c

an a

ffect th

e c

ontro

l of y

our b

ike a

nd tra

iler: im

pro

per in

sta

llatio

n o

fB

OB

QR

/ impro

per in

sta

llatio

n o

f traile

r fork

reta

inin

g p

ins to

BO

B Q

R / im

pro

per in

sta

llatio

nof tra

iler fo

rk to

YA

K &

IBE

X fra

me / ro

ad c

onditio

ns / w

ind s

peed a

nd d

irectio

n / c

yclis

t's s

kill

level / w

eig

ht o

f rider re

lativ

e to

the a

mount o

f weig

ht in

traile

r / cente

r of g

ravity

of c

arg

o /

inte

grity

of a

ll wheels

(pro

per s

poke te

nsio

n a

nd b

earin

g a

dju

stm

ent)

� Rear ra

cks a

nd p

annie

rs a

re s

om

etim

es u

sed in

conju

nctio

n w

ith th

e tra

ilers

. With

som

efra

mes (u

sually

sm

alle

r siz

es) it is

possib

le fo

r the b

otto

m o

f the p

annie

r to c

om

e in

conta

ct

with

the to

p o

f the re

tentio

n p

in. T

his

can c

ause th

e p

in to

rele

ase re

sultin

g in

the u

nexpecte

ddeta

chm

ent o

f the tra

iler. T

his

can le

ad to

loss o

f contro

l and in

jury

. Make c

erta

in th

at th

isconditio

n d

oes n

ot e

xis

t. If it appears

to b

e a

pro

ble

m, u

sin

g o

ur o

lder s

tyle

pin

(PI9

500) m

ay

elim

inate

this

pro

ble

m.

� Atta

ch a

nd d

eta

ch th

e tra

iler O

NLY

when it is

in a

stra

ight lin

e w

ith th

e b

ike. Y

ou c

an b

end

the fo

rk o

therw

ise. It is

easie

st to

atta

ch a

nd d

eta

ch tra

iler w

hen it is

unlo

aded.

� Pro

tect a

ll sharp

obje

cts

from

punctu

ring D

RY

SA

K.

� The Y

AK

& IB

EX

fork

s m

ust b

e lim

ited to

appro

xim

ate

ly 2

0 d

egre

es o

f rota

tion to

avoid

conta

ctin

g th

e re

ar d

era

illeur a

nd p

ossib

ly b

endin

g th

e m

ount. (F

IG. 2

). This

can h

appen

when rid

ing o

ver la

rge, fa

llen tre

es, liftin

g th

e b

ike a

nd tra

iler, o

r possib

ly w

hen u

tilizin

g th

e"p

ark

mode" fe

atu

re (F

ig. 3

1). C

heck th

e a

mount o

f cle

ara

nce y

our b

ike's

dera

illeur h

as b

efo

rerid

ing.

This

box/p

ackage s

hould

conta

in th

e fo

llow

ing p

arts

; check to

make s

ure

befo

re s

tartin

g to

assem

ble

; if there

are

parts

mis

sin

g o

r you n

eed re

pla

cem

ent p

arts

ple

ase c

all c

usto

mer

serv

ice M

-F 8

:30 a

m -5

pm

MS

T a

t 208-3

75-5

171 o

r 800-8

93-2

447. D

o n

ot u

se a

ny s

ubstitu

tenon-o

rigin

al p

arts

as th

is m

ay le

ad to

pre

matu

re fa

ilure

of th

e p

roduct.

Befo

re p

roceed

ing

with

the tra

iler a

ssem

bly

an

d in

sta

llatio

n, y

ou

sh

ou

ld c

on

firm y

ou

rb

ike a

nd

traile

r are

co

mp

atib

le w

ith o

ne a

no

ther. R

efe

ren

ce th

e T

raile

r/Bik

e C

om

patib

ilitych

art a

t the e

nd

of th

is m

an

ual.

BO

B Q

uic

k R

ele

ase o

r BO

B N

utz

...wh

at d

o y

ou

need

?M

ost m

odern

bic

ycle

s u

se a

quic

k re

lease m

echanis

m (Q

R) to

secure

wheels

to th

e b

icycle

.T

he Y

AK

& IB

EX

traile

rs a

re a

ttached to

the b

icycle

with

a s

pecia

lly d

esig

ned B

OB

QR

. The

BO

B Q

R re

pla

ces th

e b

ikes o

rigin

al re

ar Q

R, a

nd h

as a

traile

r atta

chm

ent p

oin

t on b

oth

ends.

We m

ake o

ur Q

Rs in

thre

e le

ngth

s (s

tandard

, 145m

m (ta

ndem

), and S

anta

na/1

60m

m). If

your b

ike d

oes n

ot u

se a

QR

to h

old

on th

e re

ar w

heel, y

ou w

ill need a

pair o

f BO

B N

utz

. BO

BN

utz

and Q

uic

k R

ele

ase s

pecific

atio

ns a

re lis

ted a

tend o

f manual.

NO

TE

: BO

B T

RA

ILE

RS

INC

. IS N

OT

RE

SP

ON

SIB

LE

FO

R IN

JU

RY

, DA

MA

GE

, OR

FA

ILU

RE

TH

AT

RE

SU

LT

S F

RO

M F

AU

LT

Y A

SS

EM

BL

Y O

RM

AIN

TE

NA

NC

E A

FT

ER

RE

CE

IPT

OF

PR

OD

UC

T.

1. U

NP

AC

K: R

em

ove tra

iler, s

mall

parts

box a

nd b

ox c

onte

nts

, Dry

SA

K, e

tc. P

lastic

packagin

gm

ate

rial w

as u

sed to

pro

tect th

ere

ar d

ropouts

and th

e w

heel a

xle

s.

Rem

ove th

ese p

lastic

pie

ces a

sw

ell a

s a

ll oth

er p

ackagin

g m

ate

rial.

2. F

OR

K A

SS

EM

BL

Y: F

or sh

ippin

gpurp

oses, th

e tra

iler fo

rk h

as b

een

atta

ched to

the fra

me p

oin

ting to

the re

ar o

f the tra

iler, F

ig. 3

. The fo

rkw

ill need to

be re

moved a

nd ro

tate

d 1

80 d

egre

es, a

nd th

en re

atta

ched

prio

r to u

se, a

s s

how

n in

Fig

4.

A) R

em

ove th

e lo

ck n

ut (F

ig. 3

, usin

g tw

o 1

0m

m w

renches) a

nd fla

t washer

then fu

lly re

move th

e lo

ng 6

mm

bolt. T

his

will fre

e th

e fo

rk fro

m th

etra

iler fra

me. R

em

ove th

e fo

rk. T

o re

insta

ll the fo

rk p

oin

ting fo

rward

,alig

n th

e h

ole

s in

the p

ivot p

late

s o

f the tra

iler fra

me a

nd th

e p

ivot

tube in

the fo

rk a

s s

how

n in

Fig

. 4.

B) In

sert th

e lo

ng 6

mm

bolt w

ith a

washer o

n e

ach e

nd th

en

tighte

n th

e lo

ck n

ut, F

ig. 4

. Tig

hte

n th

e lo

ck n

ut to

60 in

ch

pounds (7

0 c

m-k

gs).

3. S

WIN

G A

RM

INS

TA

LL

AT

ION

(IBE

X O

NLY

):A

) Begin

by firs

t rem

ovin

g th

e p

ivot b

olt a

nd w

ashers

,F

ig. 1

, usin

g tw

o 1

0m

m w

renches.

B) N

ext in

sta

ll the s

win

garm

piv

ot in

the s

hock to

wer.

The p

ivot is

wid

er th

an th

e s

hock to

wer o

penin

g a

nd

will n

eed to

be tw

iste

d s

o th

e le

ft bushin

g/s

ide o

f the s

win

garm

goes th

rough th

e o

penin

g firs

tand e

xits

the le

ft sid

e w

indow

as s

how

n in

Fig

. 5.

C) T

o g

et th

e rig

ht s

ide b

ushin

g in

sid

e th

e to

wer, a

lign it w

ith th

e u

pper rig

ht h

and c

orn

er o

fth

e to

wer o

penin

g a

s s

how

n in

Fig

. 6 a

nd ro

tate

forw

ard

. The p

ivot s

hould

now

be in

sid

e th

eshock to

wer. Y

ou w

ill insta

ll the p

ivot b

olt a

fter in

sta

lling th

e u

pper s

hock b

olt.

D) R

em

ove th

e u

pper s

hock a

xle

, Fig

. 1. A

lign th

e s

hock a

xle

with

the h

ole

s in

the s

hock to

wer

and in

sta

ll the a

xle

and w

asher, F

ig. 7

, and tig

hte

n to

60 in

ch-p

ounds (7

0 c

m-k

gs) u

sin

g tw

o5m

m A

llen w

renches.

E) T

he p

ivot a

xle

will n

eed to

be a

ligned w

ith th

e p

ivot b

olt h

ole

s in

the s

hock to

wer. T

hese

are

locate

d a

bove a

nd fo

rward

of th

e w

indow

s in

the s

ides o

f the to

wer. T

he fit b

etw

een th

epiv

ot a

xle

and to

wer is

a tig

ht to

lera

nce fit s

o it w

ill take s

om

e e

ffort to

move th

e p

ivot in

topositio

n. T

his

can b

e d

one b

y p

ushin

g o

n th

e b

ack o

f the s

win

garm

and ro

tatin

g th

e p

ivot a

xle

into

alig

nm

ent w

ith th

e p

ivot b

olt h

ole

s a

sshow

n in

Fig

. 8. O

nce a

ligned, in

sta

ll piv

ot b

olt

and w

ashers

, Fig

. 8, a

nd tig

hte

n to

60 in

ch-

pounds (7

0 c

m-k

gs) u

sin

g tw

o 1

0m

m w

renches.

4. F

EN

DE

R A

SS

EM

BL

Y (Y

AK

ON

LY

):A

) Fender R

efle

cto

r Insta

llatio

n - T

he fe

nder

refle

cto

r atta

ches to

the re

ar p

ortio

n o

f the

fender. T

he re

flecto

r has a

thre

aded s

tud b

uilt

into

it. Atta

ch th

e re

flecto

r to th

e fe

nder b

yin

sertin

g th

e s

tud in

to th

e u

pper h

ole

and th

epla

stic

"alig

nm

ent p

in" in

to th

e lo

wer h

ole

of

the fe

nder a

s s

how

n in

Fig

. 9. N

ext, p

lace th

ew

asher o

ver th

e p

ortio

n o

f the s

tud e

xte

ndin

gth

rough th

e u

nders

ide o

f the fe

nder. T

hre

ad

the n

ut o

n a

nd tig

hte

n w

ith a

n 8

mm

wre

nch.

B) F

ender B

racket A

ttachm

ent - F

irst, a

ttach

the fe

nder b

racket to

the fe

nder. P

lace th

efe

nder b

racket in

the c

ente

r of th

e tw

o h

ole

sin

the fe

nder a

nd a

lign th

e m

ountin

g h

ard

ware

with

them

as s

how

n in

Fig

. 10. In

sert th

e s

cre

ws

thro

ugh th

e h

ole

s fro

m th

e o

uts

ide o

f the fe

nder.

Pla

ce th

e th

readed b

ackin

g p

late

on th

e in

sid

eof th

e fe

nder a

nd tig

hte

n th

e s

cre

ws u

sin

g a

scre

wdriv

er.

C) F

ender A

ttachm

ent - T

he fe

nder a

ttaches

to th

e tra

iler in

thre

e p

laces. B

egin

by re

movin

gth

e s

cre

w a

nd w

ashers

from

the fo

rward

fender

mount o

n th

e tra

iler fra

me. A

ttach th

e fe

nder

to th

e tra

iler b

y in

sertin

g th

e b

olt a

nd w

asher

thro

ugh th

e s

lot in

the fe

nder. N

ext p

lace th

esecond w

asher b

ehin

d it (s

andw

ichin

g th

efe

nder w

ith w

ashers

) as s

how

n in

Fig

. 11.

Tig

hte

n th

e b

olt s

ecure

ly w

ith a

4m

m A

llen

wre

nch. N

ext, a

ttach th

e fe

nder b

rackets

toth

e le

ft and rig

ht d

ropouts

. Insert th

e b

olt

thro

ugh th

e w

asher a

nd th

en th

rough th

e lo

op

in th

e fe

nder b

racket a

s s

how

n in

Fig

. 12. A

lign

the b

olt w

ith th

e e

yele

t in th

e d

ropout a

nd

tighte

n s

ecure

ly w

ith a

4m

m A

llen w

rench.

BO

X C

ON

TE

NT

S

FIG

.6

Rig

ht B

ushin

g a

ligned w

ith u

pper

right s

hock to

wer o

penin

g.

Rig

ht

Bushin

g

FIG

.5

Left B

ushin

g th

rough s

hock

tow

er o

penin

g a

nd le

ft win

dow

.

Left

Bushin

gT

hro

ugh

Win

dow

WA

RN

IN

GS

ca

UT

IO

N

Tra

iler A

nato

my (Y

AK

& IB

EX

).

FIG

.1

Tire

FIG

.2

Tra

iler in

extre

me c

ounte

r-clo

ckw

ise

rota

tion s

how

ing c

onta

ct b

etw

een

dera

illeur p

ivot h

ousin

g a

nd tra

iler fo

rk.

AV

OID

this

conditio

n. If y

ou b

elie

ve th

ishas o

ccurre

d, in

spect y

our d

era

illeur, Q

R,

and p

ins fo

r dam

age.

� Tra

iler W

heel Q

R� F

lag w

ith F

lag P

ole

� Spare

Atta

chm

ent P

in� B

ungee C

ord

� Ow

ner's

Manual

� Dry

Sak

(YA

K P

lus &

IBE

X P

lus o

nly

)

� Fork

/Fra

me A

ssem

bly

� Sw

ing A

rm/S

hock A

ssem

bly

(IBE

X o

nly

)

� Fender, F

ender R

efle

cto

r, &

mountin

g h

ard

ware

(YA

K o

nly

)

� Wheel R

efle

cto

rs� B

OB

QR

� Tra

iler W

heel

Fo

r so

me o

lder b

ikes w

ithd

rop

ou

t sp

acin

g b

elo

w 1

35m

m:

Meta

l cuttin

g s

aw

Metric

die

or n

ut; 5

mm

x .8

mm

Meta

l file

To

ols

Need

ed

:T

wo 4

mm

hex w

renches (a

llen w

renches)

Tw

o 1

0m

m w

renches (o

r adju

sta

ble

wre

nches)

8 m

m w

rench (Y

AK

only

)P

hillip

s s

cre

wdriv

er (Y

AK

only

)S

lotte

d s

cre

wdriv

er A

SS

EM

BL

Y IN

ST

RU

CT

IO

NS

FIG

.3F

ork

Rota

ted T

o R

ear.

6m

m b

olt

Locknut &

Washer

FIG

.4R

ota

ted F

ork

& B

olt A

ssem

bly.

Piv

ot

Pla

te

Piv

ot T

ube

6m

mB

olt

Washer

Locknut

Shock T

ow

er

Piv

ot B

olt U

pper S

hock

Axle

BO

B Q

R

Fork

Piv

ot B

olt

Piv

ot P

late

Rail T

ie

Upper R

ail

Carg

oS

top

Fla

g

Fender

Fender

Refle

cto

r

Wheel

Refle

cto

r

Fender

Bra

cket

Wheel Q

uic

kR

ele

ase

Rim

Wheel

Dro

pout

Low

er

Rail

Skid

Carg

oP

latfo

rm

Piv

ot

Tube

Hook

Pin

Bungee

Hook

All ite

ms

sa

me

as

YA

Ke

xc

ep

t tho

se

no

ted

1O

MT

01

C

Page 2: YAK/IBEX OWNER’S MANUAL

5. W

HE

EL

RE

FL

EC

TO

RS

: The tra

iler c

om

es

with

two s

poke re

flecto

rs w

hic

h m

ount o

nto

the

spokes o

f the tra

iler w

heel.

A) R

efle

cto

rs s

hould

be m

ounte

d 9

0 d

egre

es

from

the v

alv

e s

tem

, Fig

. 13. T

he re

flecto

rsshould

be in

sta

lled b

y w

eavin

g th

em

thro

ugh

the s

pokes. T

he re

flecto

rs a

ttach to

the s

poke

with

the w

hite

slo

tted a

ttachm

ent "s

cre

w", F

ig.

14. R

em

ove a

ttachin

g s

cre

w fro

m re

flecto

r.P

lace re

flecto

r in p

ositio

n b

etw

een w

heel

spokes a

nd c

ente

red o

n a

spoke a

ppro

xim

ate

ly90 d

egre

es fro

m v

alv

e s

tem

.B

) Insta

ll scre

w, F

ig. 1

4, o

ver s

poke a

nd in

tore

ceiv

ing h

ole

of re

flecto

r. Usin

g a

scre

wdriv

er,

turn

scre

w 9

0 d

egre

es c

lockw

ise to

lock re

flecto

rin

positio

n. R

epeat th

e a

bove s

teps fo

r the

second re

flecto

r to b

e in

sta

lled o

pposite

the

positio

n o

f the firs

t refle

cto

r. This

refle

cto

rconfig

ura

tion w

ill keep th

e tra

iler w

heel b

ala

nced

and v

ibra

tion fre

e.

6. Y

AK

& IB

EX

WH

EE

L IN

ST

AL

LA

TIO

NU

SIN

G Q

R (F

IG. 1

5): N

OTE: F

ollo

w a

llin

stru

ctio

ns e

xactly

. If you a

re u

nsure

how

toopera

te th

e q

uic

k re

lease, p

lease c

onsult y

our

bic

ycle

deale

r or c

onta

ct B

OB

. Fig

. 15 s

ho

ws

the a

nato

my o

f the q

uic

k re

lease.

A) R

em

ove a

dju

st n

ut a

nd o

ne s

prin

g fro

m th

equic

k re

lease.

B) In

sert th

e q

uic

k re

lease ro

d th

rough th

e h

ole

in th

e a

xle

.C

) Insta

ll the s

econd s

prin

g w

ith th

e s

mall e

nd

poin

ting to

ward

s th

e h

ub th

en in

sta

ll adju

st n

ut.

D) S

lide w

heel in

to th

e d

ropouts

, FIG

. 16, a

nd

confirm

wheel is

cente

red b

etw

een th

e w

heel

sta

ys.

IMP

OR

TA

NT

: The q

uic

k re

lease is

NO

T a

nut

and b

olt s

yste

m. It is

a c

am

-activ

ate

d tig

hte

nin

gm

echanis

m. T

ighte

n th

e Q

R a

s fo

llow

s:

E) M

ove th

e Q

R le

ver p

erp

endic

ula

r (at a

90

degre

e a

ngle

) to th

e tra

iler, F

IG. 1

6.

F) T

urn

the a

dju

stin

g n

ut u

ntil it c

om

es in

conta

ct w

ith th

e tra

iler d

ropout.

G) M

ove th

e q

uic

k re

lease le

ver to

the c

losed

positio

n, F

IG. 1

7. T

he w

ord

CLO

SE

should

be

cle

arly

vis

ible

on th

e le

ver a

nd it s

hould

be

para

llel to

the w

heel s

tay.

H) N

OT

E: It s

hould

require

consid

era

ble

pre

ssure

to c

lose th

e le

ver w

hen it is

pro

perly

adju

ste

d. If y

ou d

o n

ot fe

el th

is re

sis

tance,

turn

the q

uic

k re

lease le

ver b

ack to

the a

dju

stin

gpositio

n, F

IG. 1

6, a

nd tig

hte

n th

e a

dju

st n

ut

by h

and (it is

not n

ecessary

to u

se to

ols

) one

or tw

o m

ore

turn

s in

the c

lockw

ise d

irectio

nth

en m

ove th

e q

uic

k re

lease le

ver to

the c

losed

positio

n, F

IG. 1

7. W

hen p

roperly

adju

ste

d, it

require

s 8

0-1

05 in

ch - p

ounds o

f torq

ue to

move th

e le

ver to

the fu

lly c

losed p

ositio

n.

7. S

AF

ET

Y F

LA

G: IM

PO

RT

AN

T: T

he fla

gis

extre

mely

importa

nt in

makin

g y

ou a

nd y

our

traile

r vis

ible

to o

thers

. Alw

ays m

ake s

ure

the fla

g is

corre

ctly

insta

lled w

hen u

sin

g y

our tra

iler.

A) P

ress th

e tw

o m

eta

l ends (s

ilver) o

f the fla

g s

ectio

ns

togeth

er m

akin

g s

ure

they in

sert in

to o

ne a

noth

er

com

ple

tely

.B

) Insta

ll com

ple

tely

into

the fla

g tu

be. O

n th

e Y

AK

the fla

g tu

be is

locate

d o

n th

e le

ft sid

e o

f the c

arg

osto

p, F

IG. 1

8. O

n th

e IB

EX

it is lo

cate

d in

the m

iddle

of th

e s

hock to

wer, F

IG. 1

9.

8. B

OB

QU

ICK

RE

LE

AS

E (Q

R) IN

ST

AL

LA

TIO

N:

IMP

OR

TA

NT

: Bic

ycle

manufa

ctu

rers

use a

larg

evarie

ty o

f com

ponents

and m

ate

rials

to b

uild

their

bik

es a

nd th

e th

ickness o

f the re

ar w

heel d

ropouts

vary

gre

atly

. It is e

xtre

mely

importa

nt to

have y

our

BO

B Q

R s

ized to

the a

ppro

pria

te le

ngth

and c

orre

ctly

insta

lled o

n y

our b

ike. P

lease n

ote

the d

ropout in

sid

edim

ensio

n a

ssum

es th

at th

e d

ropouts

are

firmly

pre

ssed a

gain

st th

e h

ub a

xle

over lo

cknuts

, alle

via

ting

any g

ap b

etw

een th

e tw

o a

nd a

llow

ing fo

r an a

ccura

tem

easure

ment. T

he Q

R's

prim

ary

role

is to

secure

the

rear w

heel to

your b

ike, a

nd s

econdarily

, it is th

estru

ctu

ral lin

k b

etw

een th

e b

ike a

nd tra

iler. F

or a

QR

to w

ork

pro

perly

, the Q

R ro

d m

ust e

xte

nd p

ast th

edro

pout o

n th

e d

era

illeur s

ide b

y a

min

imum

of 3

/8in

ch (1

0m

m) a

nd m

axim

um

of 3

/4 in

ch (1

9m

m). F

ig.

20 s

how

s th

e a

nato

my o

f the B

OB

Quic

k R

ele

ase.

A) R

em

ove th

e b

ike's

rear Q

R. R

em

ove th

e a

dju

st

nut a

nd o

ne c

onic

al s

prin

g fro

m th

e B

OB

QR

and

insta

ll into

the re

ar w

heel a

xle

hole

on th

e n

on-d

era

illeur

sid

e.

B) W

ith th

e Q

R c

am

lever in

the c

losed p

ositio

n (n

ote

that "C

LO

SE

" is v

isib

le o

n th

e c

am

lever) p

ush th

equic

k re

lease th

rough th

e b

ike's

rear a

xle

until it

conta

cts

the b

ike fra

me d

ropout fa

ce.

C) C

heck fo

r a m

inim

um

of 3

/8 in

ch (1

0m

m) a

nd

maxim

um

3/4

inch (1

9m

m) o

f thre

aded ro

d e

xte

ndin

gpast th

e d

ropout fa

ce, F

ig. 2

1. IM

PO

RT

AN

T: If th

eam

ount o

f rod e

xte

ndin

g p

ast th

e d

ropout fa

ce is

less

than 1

0m

m, y

ou w

illneed a

longer q

uic

kre

lease. P

lease c

onsult

the B

OB

Quic

k R

ele

ase

Model ta

ble

at th

e e

nd

of th

is m

anual to

find th

ecorre

ct Q

R fo

r your b

ike.

If the a

mount o

f rod is

gre

ate

r than 1

9m

m, s

ee

the n

ext s

ectio

n:

"TR

IMM

ING

TH

E B

OB

QR

RO

D". If y

ou d

o n

ot

unders

tand th

is s

ectio

n,

conta

ct y

our lo

cal b

ike d

eale

r or c

all B

OB

for h

elp

.D

) Insta

ll the 2

nd c

onic

al s

prin

g o

nto

the Q

R ro

d(s

mall h

ole

first) a

nd th

en th

e a

dju

st n

ut.

E) W

ith th

e Q

R le

ver p

erp

endic

ula

r (at a

90 d

egre

eangle

) to th

e fra

me, F

ig. 2

2, tig

hte

n th

e a

dju

stin

g n

ut

clo

ckw

ise u

ntil it is

snug a

gain

st th

e d

ropout fa

ce.

F) M

ove th

e Q

R le

ver u

ntil "C

LO

SE

" is v

isib

le o

n th

ele

ver, F

ig. 2

3, a

nd it is

para

llel to

the fra

me.

IMP

OR

TA

NT

: for h

ighest s

trength

, it should

require

consid

era

ble

pre

ssure

to c

lose th

e Q

R le

ver w

hen it

is p

roperly

adju

ste

d a

nd tig

hte

ned.

G) If y

ou d

o n

ot fe

el th

is re

sis

tance tu

rn th

e q

uic

kre

lease le

ver b

ack to

the a

dju

stin

g p

ositio

n, F

ig. 2

2.

Tig

hte

n th

e Q

R a

dju

st n

ut b

y h

and (it is

not n

ecessary

to u

se to

ols

) one o

r two m

ore

turn

s in

the c

lockw

ise

dire

ctio

n. P

roper a

dju

stm

ent re

quire

s 8

0 to

105 in

ch

- pounds o

f torq

ue to

move th

e le

ver to

the fu

lly"C

LO

SE

D" p

ositio

n.

9. T

RIM

MIN

G T

HE

BO

B Q

R R

OD

: If your Q

R ro

dm

easure

ment (s

ee a

bove s

ectio

n, s

tep "C

") exceeds

3/4

inch (1

9m

m), p

roceed w

ith th

e fo

llow

ing:

A) If y

our m

easure

ment is

25 m

m (fo

r exam

ple

),subtra

ct 1

9 m

m (m

ax. le

ngth

) to d

ete

rmin

e le

ngth

of

rod to

be c

ut. (2

5 - 1

9 =

6m

m.) A

s a

genera

l rule

, itis

recom

mended to

maxim

ize th

e le

ngth

of th

e ro

d.

B) T

hre

ad a

5m

m x

.8m

m n

ut o

r thre

adin

g d

ie o

nto

the Q

R ro

d p

ast th

e a

rea to

be c

ut. (a

fter trim

min

gth

e Q

R ro

d, th

e n

ut / d

ie w

ill cle

an u

p th

e th

reads

when it is

rem

oved).

C) C

lam

p th

e Q

R ro

d in

a v

ise, b

ein

g c

are

ful n

ot to

dam

age th

e th

reads,F

ig. 2

4.

D) M

easure

from

the tip

of th

e Q

R ro

d a

nd c

ut th

ero

d w

ith a

meta

l cuttin

g s

aw

.E

) Usin

g a

file, s

hape th

e e

nd o

f the ro

d in

to a

conic

al

shape.

F) R

em

ove th

e n

ut (o

r die

) and v

erify

the Q

R ro

d h

as

been c

ut to

the p

roper le

ngth

by re

peatin

g s

teps B

and C

in th

e p

revio

us s

ectio

n th

en c

om

ple

te Q

Rin

sta

llatio

n b

y fo

llow

ing s

teps D

thro

ugh G

in p

revio

us

sectio

n.

10. T

RA

ILE

R A

TT

AC

HM

EN

T: N

ow

that th

e B

OB

quic

k re

lease is

corre

ctly

insta

lled, a

ttach th

e tra

iler

to th

e q

uic

k re

lease. T

o d

o th

is c

orre

ctly

, follo

w th

este

ps b

elo

w:

A) T

he s

tain

less s

teel p

ivotin

g B

OB

BIN

S o

n th

e q

uic

kre

lease s

kew

er a

re a

sym

metric

al a

s s

how

n in

Fig

.20. T

his

asym

metric

al d

esig

n a

llow

s th

e B

OB

BIN

Sto

be re

vers

ed, a

llow

ing fo

r a v

aria

nce o

f appro

xim

ate

ly13m

m in

outs

ide d

imensio

nal s

pan o

f the b

ike's

dro

pouts

.B

) With

the b

ike s

tabiliz

ed a

nd th

e tra

iler u

nlo

aded,

check th

e fit b

etw

een th

e fo

rk h

ooks a

nd th

e s

lots

of th

e B

OB

BIN

S. It is

easie

st to

do th

is w

ith th

e b

ike

in th

e u

prig

ht-p

ositio

n a

nd tra

iler s

traig

ht b

ehin

d th

ebik

e. S

tand o

n th

e le

ft sid

e o

f the b

ike fa

cin

g to

ward

sth

e tra

iler. A

llow

the b

ike s

eat to

rest a

gain

st y

our

hip

. Bend a

t the h

ips a

nd lift tra

iler w

ith b

oth

hands, F

ig. 2

5, a

nd p

lace th

e fo

rk h

ooks o

n th

equic

k re

lease B

OB

BIN

S. If th

e h

ooks d

o n

ot fit in

to th

e B

OB

BIN

slo

ts b

y s

lightly

expandin

gor c

om

pre

ssin

g th

e fo

rk, it w

ill be n

ecessary

to re

vers

e th

e B

OB

BIN

S. F

ig. 2

6 s

how

s a

situ

atio

nw

here

the h

ooks d

o n

ot fit e

asily

and th

e B

OB

BIN

S n

eed to

be re

vers

ed.

C) W

ith th

e q

uic

k re

lease in

sta

lled, a

nd u

sin

g a

4m

m A

llen w

rench, re

move th

e B

OB

BIN

reta

inin

g s

cre

ws, F

ig. 2

0, o

n b

oth

the le

ft and rig

ht s

ides. R

em

ove th

e B

OB

BIN

S a

nd re

vers

eth

em

notin

g th

e p

ositio

n o

f the lo

ck a

nd fla

t washers

.D

) With

the B

OB

BIN

S re

vers

ed, re

insta

ll the re

tain

ing s

cre

ws a

nd lo

ck w

ashers

. Tig

hte

n th

e

reta

inin

g s

cre

ws s

ecure

ly.

E) A

ttach th

e tra

iler b

y a

lignin

g th

e s

lots

of th

e B

OB

BIN

S w

ith th

e s

lots

in th

e fo

rk h

ooks. F

ig.

27 s

how

s th

e fo

rk h

ooks c

orre

ctly

insta

lled o

n th

e B

OB

BIN

S.

F) W

ith th

e tra

iler h

ooks p

laced o

n th

e b

obbin

s, in

sert th

e p

in in

the h

ole

in th

e fro

nt e

dge o

fth

e h

ook. S

lide th

e p

in u

nder th

e b

obbin

and in

to th

e h

ole

in th

e b

ack e

dge o

f the h

ook.

Rota

te th

e p

in u

p, to

ward

the b

utto

n h

ead p

ost o

n th

e h

ook. T

o s

ecure

the p

in, it is

necessary

to p

ress it d

ow

nw

ard

and to

ward

the h

ook. W

hen p

roperly

insta

lled, th

e p

in fits

betw

een th

ehook a

nd th

e h

ead o

n th

e b

utto

n h

ead p

ost, a

s s

how

n in

Fig

. 28. T

he ru

bber la

nyard

reta

ins

the p

in w

hen n

ot in

sta

lled.

IMP

OR

TA

NT

: The p

ins a

re C

RIT

ICA

L to

keepin

g th

e tra

iler a

ttached to

the B

OB

Quic

kR

ele

ase. In

spect p

ins fo

r pro

per in

sta

llatio

n e

very

time y

ou rid

e. In

corre

ctly

insta

lled p

ins

can a

llow

the tra

iler to

deta

ch fro

m th

e b

icycle

and c

ause a

severe

accid

ent. P

lease s

ee y

our

deale

r or c

all B

OB

if you d

o n

ot u

nders

tand

the p

in in

sta

llatio

n p

rocedure

.

11. S

HO

CK

ST

IFF

NE

SS

AD

JU

ST

ME

NT

(IBE

X O

NLY

): The IB

EX

traile

r has th

ree

shock s

tiffness s

ettin

gs d

ependin

g o

n th

ew

eig

ht o

f the lo

ad y

ou a

re c

arry

ing. It is

importa

nt to

corre

ctly

adju

st th

e s

hock e

ach

time y

ou c

hange th

e lo

ad in

the tra

iler to

keep

from

botto

min

g o

ut th

e s

uspensio

n s

yste

m.

Repeate

d b

otto

min

g o

ut o

f the s

uspensio

nsyste

m w

ill shorte

n th

e life

of th

e tra

iler fra

me,

sw

ing a

rm, a

nd s

hock a

ssem

bly

. To a

dju

st

the s

uspensio

n s

tiffness p

roceed a

s fo

llow

s:

A) U

nw

eig

ht th

e tra

iler w

heel b

y liftin

g th

e

YA

K/IB

EX

OW

NE

R�S

MA

NU

AL

(80

0) 8

93

-24

47

ww

w.b

ob

ge

ar.c

om

13

50

1 S

ou

th R

idg

e D

rive

Ch

arlo

tte, N

orth

Ca

rolin

a 2

82

73

FIG

.7

Upper A

xle

Bolt In

sta

llatio

n. A

llen

Scre

w

Axle

Washer

FIG

.9

Corre

ct o

rienta

tion o

f the re

flecto

ron th

e re

ar fe

nder.

FIG

.11

Atta

chm

ent o

f fender to

traile

rfra

me.

FIG

.10

Atta

ch th

e fe

nder b

racket to

the

fender w

ith m

ountin

g h

ard

ware

as s

how

n.

FIG

.13

Wheel re

flecto

r corre

ctly

positio

ned.

FIG

.12

Atta

chm

ent o

f fender b

racket to

dro

pout

eyele

t.

FIG

.14

Wheel re

flecto

r "scre

w".

FIG

.16

QR

lever p

erp

endic

ula

r to d

rop o

ut fa

ce.

FIG

.17

QR

lever c

losed.

FIG

.18

YA

K fla

g tu

be.

FIG

.19

IBE

X fla

g tu

be.

Sta

nd

ard

QR

An

ato

my.

FIG

.15

Quic

k R

ele

ase L

ever

Cam

Housin

g

Rod

Adju

stin

g N

ut

Conic

al

Sprin

gs

BO

B Q

R A

nato

my.

FIG

.20

Conic

al

Sprin

gs

Reta

inin

gS

cre

w

Lock

Washer

Fla

tW

asher

Bobbin

Lever

Rod

Adju

stin

g N

ut

Lock

Washer

Fla

tW

asherR

eta

inin

gS

cre

wB

obbin

FIG

.21

Measurin

g th

readed Q

R ro

d e

xte

ndin

g p

ast d

rop

out fa

ce. T

he Q

R m

ust b

e in

the c

losed p

ositio

n.

FIG

.8

Piv

ot A

xle

Alig

ned W

ith h

ole

s in

Tow

er.

Nut

Piv

ot

Bolt

Washers

2O

MT

01

C

Page 3: YAK/IBEX OWNER’S MANUAL

PA

RK

IN

G T

IP

S

YA

K/IB

EX

OW

NE

R�S

MA

NU

AL

(80

0) 8

93

-24

47

ww

w.b

ob

ge

ar.c

om

13

50

1 S

ou

th R

idg

e D

rive

Ch

arlo

tte, N

orth

Ca

rolin

a 2

82

73

traile

r by th

e fra

me. T

his

should

be d

one w

ithth

e tra

iler e

mpty.

B) F

ully

depre

ss th

e s

hock a

dju

stm

ent b

utto

non th

e rig

ht s

ide, F

ig. 2

9.

C) W

hile

hold

ing d

ow

n th

e b

utto

n, s

lide th

eshock to

the d

esire

d s

ettin

g.

D) R

ele

ase th

e b

utto

n a

nd p

ull s

win

g a

rmback a

nd fo

rth u

ntil th

e b

utto

n s

naps in

topla

ce.

Po

sitio

n 1

(forw

ard

most p

ositio

n) is

the

so

ftest s

ettin

g a

nd

Po

sitio

n 3

(rearw

ard

most p

ositio

n) is

the s

tiffest. A

s a

genera

lru

le u

se th

e fo

llow

ing g

uid

elin

es w

hen s

ettin

gup th

e s

uspensio

n s

yste

m:

Positio

n 1

:0 - 2

5 lb

s (0

-11 k

g) o

f carg

o.

Positio

n 2

:25 - 4

5 lb

s (1

1 - 2

0 k

g) o

f carg

o.

Positio

n 3

:45 - 7

0 lb

s (2

0 -3

2 k

g) o

f carg

o.

12. D

RY

SA

K: L

oadin

g tip

s: M

ake s

ure

all

sharp

obje

cts

are

covere

d to

pre

vent

punctu

res o

f the D

RY

SA

K w

all. P

lace h

eavie

st

obje

cts

in th

e b

otto

m fo

r maxim

um

sta

bility

.

Clo

sin

g p

roced

ure

to in

su

re D

RY

SA

K is

wate

rtigh

t:A

) Load B

ag, F

ig.3

0B

) Brin

g th

e 2

bla

ck p

lastic

strip

s to

geth

er

at th

e rim

of th

e S

AK

.C

) Roll s

trips to

geth

er a

s y

ou w

ould

a p

aper

bag a

nd s

ynch tig

ht w

ith th

e e

nd b

uckle

s.

D) C

onnect c

ente

r buckle

over th

e 2

handle

sand s

ynch tig

ht.

Secu

ring

in tra

iler:

E) P

lace b

lack s

ectio

n o

f SA

K to

ward

s re

ar.

Hook s

pid

er b

ungee to

fram

e tu

bes a

nd / o

rbungee h

ooks to

reta

in D

RY

SA

K c

arg

o.

� If possib

le p

ark

your b

ike a

nd tra

iler o

n le

vel

gro

und.

� Rest tra

iler o

n a

curb

again

st th

e p

ark

ing

skid

(FIG

. 1) le

an it a

gain

st a

build

ing, fe

nce,

or s

ign

� PA

RK

MO

DE

: Fig

. 31 s

how

s th

e b

ike a

nd

traile

r in �P

ark

Mode�. T

urn

the b

ike 9

0degre

es to

the tra

iler w

ith h

andle

bars

turn

ed

90 d

egre

es to

the b

ike. L

ow

er tra

iler fra

me

to th

e g

round, c

onta

ctin

g th

e p

ark

ing s

kid

(FIG

. 1) a

nd th

e tra

iler w

ill sta

nd u

p o

n its

ow

n. N

OT

E: T

his

featu

re w

ork

s b

est w

hen

the tra

iler is

loaded a

nd d

oes n

ot w

ork

on a

llbik

es.

� To "u

n-p

ark

" your b

ike, p

lace o

ne h

and o

nth

e h

andle

bars

, and o

ne h

and o

n th

e s

eat

while

walk

ing fo

rward

and p

ullin

g th

e s

eat

tow

ard

s y

ou a

s th

e tra

iler w

ill sta

biliz

e in

the

horiz

onta

l positio

n.

� A s

tandard

kic

k s

tand fo

r your b

icycle

work

sw

ell in

most c

ircum

sta

nces to

keep th

e b

ike

and tra

iler u

prig

ht.

CA

UT

ION

: A s

mall p

erc

enta

ge o

f bik

e's

rear d

era

illeurs

are

positio

ned s

uch th

at w

hen p

ark

ed,

the fo

rk o

f the Y

AK

conta

cts

the d

era

illeur p

ivot h

ousin

g. F

ig. 2

Verify

with

a frie

nd th

at th

ere

is a

dequate

cle

ara

nce b

efo

re le

anin

g th

e b

ike a

nd tra

iler c

om

ple

tely

over in

park

mode. N

ote

:re

vers

ing th

e in

sta

llatio

n o

f the Q

R (in

sta

llfro

m th

e d

rive s

ide / rig

ht s

ide o

f bik

e) h

elp

selim

inate

this

pro

ble

m. B

OB

TR

AIL

ER

Sassum

es n

o re

sponsib

ility fo

r bent d

era

illeurs

that re

sult fro

m th

e o

wner n

egle

ctin

g to

check

for p

roper c

leara

nce p

rior to

utiliz

ing "P

AR

KM

OD

E".

BO

B T

raile

rs In

c. ta

kes p

ride in

itsw

ork

manship

and s

trives to

manufa

ctu

re th

ebest p

roducts

possib

le. T

here

fore

, we

warra

nty

our Y

AK

and IB

EX

traile

rs a

gain

st

defe

cts

in m

ate

rial a

nd w

ork

manship

subje

ct

to th

e c

onditio

ns lis

ted b

elo

w. S

ince n

opro

duct is

indestru

ctib

le, it d

oes n

ot c

over

defe

cts

attrib

uta

ble

to o

r resultin

g fro

m n

orm

al

wear, a

buse o

r alte

ratio

n.

BO

B T

raile

rs, In

c. w

arra

nts

orig

inal p

arts

of

BO

B T

raile

rs p

roducts

to b

e fre

e fro

m d

efe

cts

in m

ate

rials

and w

ork

manship

subje

ct to

the

follo

win

g c

onditio

ns a

nd lim

itatio

ns:

� Fra

me is

warra

nte

d fo

r five y

ears

.� C

om

ponents

are

warra

nte

d fo

r one y

ear.

� Warra

nty

is o

nly

valid

for th

e o

rigin

al p

urc

haser.

� Pro

of o

f purc

hase is

require

d to

exerc

ise th

is w

arra

nty

.� L

abor a

nd tra

nsporta

tion a

re n

ot in

clu

ded.

� Norm

al w

ear, n

egle

ct, a

buse, a

ccid

ents

, impro

per a

ssem

bly

or m

ain

tenance, o

r the in

sta

llatio

nof p

arts

or a

ccessorie

s n

ot c

om

patib

le w

ith th

e o

rigin

al in

tended u

se o

f the tra

iler, a

s s

old

,are

not c

overe

d b

y th

is w

arra

nty

.� W

arra

nty

cla

ims m

ust b

e m

ade th

rough a

n a

uth

oriz

ed d

eale

r.� T

his

warra

nty

is lim

ited to

the re

pla

cem

ent o

f the d

efe

ctiv

e p

art. B

OB

Tra

ilers

shall in

no

event b

e re

sponsib

le fo

r consequentia

l or s

pecia

l dam

ages.

� This

limite

d w

arra

nty

is th

e o

nly

expre

ss o

r implie

d w

arra

nty

applic

able

to B

OB

Tra

ilers

. Any

implie

d w

arra

ntie

s, in

clu

din

g w

arra

ntie

s o

f merc

hanta

bility

and fitn

ess s

hall b

e lim

ited in

scope

and d

ura

tion in

accord

ance w

ith th

is lim

ited w

arra

nty.

FIG

.22

QR

lever p

erp

endic

ula

r to d

rop o

ut fa

ce.

FIG

.23

QR

lever c

losed.

FIG

.24

QR

with

die

in p

lace a

nd c

lam

ped fo

r cuttin

g.

FIG

.25

Corre

ct p

ositio

n fo

r bik

e a

nd tra

iler a

ttachm

ent.

FIG

.26

Bobbin

spacin

g d

oes n

ot a

lign w

ith h

ook s

pacin

g.

Bobbin

s m

ust b

e re

vers

ed fo

r pro

per a

lignm

ent.

FIG

.27

Fork

hooks c

orre

ctly

alig

ned a

nd in

sta

lled

on b

obbin

s.

FIG

.31

Park

ing p

ositio

n. N

ote

: corre

ct d

irectio

n to

turn

the

handle

bars

is to

ward

s th

e tra

iler.

Tra

iler &

handle

bars

are

90 d

egre

es

to th

e b

ike.

FIG

.29

Shock a

dju

stm

ent b

utto

n. S

hock a

dju

stm

ent

butto

n in

Positio

n 1

Positio

n 3

MA

IN

TE

NA

NC

E S

CH

ED

UL

E

B.O

.B Q

RC

heck tig

htn

ess

Every

ride

Check fo

r wear &

dam

age

Month

ly

QR

BO

BB

INS

Check re

tain

ing s

cre

w tig

htn

ess

Every

ride

Rem

ove a

nd c

lean b

ushin

gM

onth

ly

Repla

ce

As n

eeded

Hu

b B

earin

gs

Check fo

r sm

ooth

rota

tion

Month

ly

repla

ce*

As n

eeded

Reta

inin

g P

ins

Inspect

Every

ride

Tire

Check P

ressure

Weekly

Inspect fo

r dam

age

Month

ly

Fo

rkC

heck p

ivot s

cre

w tig

htn

ess

Weekly

Fo

rk B

ush

ing

sC

heck fo

r looseness*

Yearly

Wh

eel

Tru

e*

As n

eeded

Wh

eel Q

RC

heck tig

htn

ess

Every

ride

IBE

X o

nly

Sw

ing

arm

piv

ot

Check re

tain

ing b

olt tig

htn

ess

Weekly

Up

per S

ho

ck b

olt

Check b

olt tig

htn

ess

Weekly

Part

Serv

ice

Perio

d**

*We re

com

mend th

is s

erv

ice b

e p

erfo

rmed b

y a

train

ed b

icycle

mechanic

at a

pro

fessio

nal

bic

ycle

deale

rship

. This

require

s s

pecia

l tools

and s

kill.

**May re

quire

more

frequent s

erv

ice if y

ou rid

e in

wet, s

andy, o

r dusty

conditio

ns. A

llth

e a

bove fre

quencie

s a

re in

tended a

s g

uid

elin

es. D

ependin

g o

n w

here

you rid

e a

nd

your rid

ing s

tyle

, these s

erv

ices m

ay n

eed to

be p

erfo

rmed m

ore

frequently

.

LIM

IT

ED

W

AR

RA

NT

Y

FIG

.28

Pin

Corre

ctly

Insta

lled.

Hook

Bobbin

Lanyard

Butto

n H

ead P

ost

Pin

FIG

.30

Dry

SA

K c

losin

g s

equence.

Bic

ycle

Dro

pout

TR

AIL

ER

/BIK

E C

OM

PA

TIB

ILIT

Y

Inclu

ded

BO

B F

ork

Inclu

ded

BO

B Q

uic

kR

ele

ase

Wh

eel

Dia

mete

rR

an

ge

B - F

ork

Cle

ara

nce

A - D

rop

ou

tS

pacin

gC

om

patib

ilityT

raile

r Mo

del

Ple

ase n

ote

there

are

som

e b

ikes th

at h

ave 1

45m

m d

ropout s

pacin

g. W

e m

ake a

145m

mQ

R fo

r use w

ith th

ese b

ikes. T

he 1

45m

m Q

R is

com

patib

le w

ith th

e IB

EX

, IBE

X P

lus,

YA

K, Y

AK

Plu

s, Y

AK

28 a

nd Y

AK

28 P

lus.

* Fits

20", 2

6" &

700C

wheels

with

out fe

nders

** inte

nded fo

r bik

es w

ith 2

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