ROCKRIDER ST 540 MTB WOMEN GREY/PINK

The recommended average tyre pressure is 1.8 bar.If you're looking for more comfort and grip AND/OR if you weigh under 70kg, you can reduce the pressure by 10% but without dropping below 1.6 bar (the minimum recommended pressure). On abrasive terrain, however, this will increase the risk of punctures.You should check the pressure of your tyres regularly.

Your handlebar is set in the highest position to help keep your back raised, which is the most comfortable position for riding.

For improved aerodynamics and more effective pedalling, you can lower your handlebars to lower your body. This will cause you to lean forward and adopt a racing position.

Follow the steps in this video to move the headset spacers below the stem and lower the handlebars on your bike.

Your ST 540 bike frame is fitted with a quick-release lever.

Stand next to your saddle. Tilt the quick-release lever to unlock it. Pull the saddle up or push it down to bring it level with your pelvis.

Tilt the lever again to lock it.

To make sure you get it right, take a look at our tutorial video.

The BTWIN U-Fit fork has been designed to make adjusting it as easy as can be. A genuine innovation: weigh yourself and then turn the thumbwheel on the fork until your weight appears in the window. This will make the spring harder or softer, in line with your weight.

The brake pads and discs on a new bike are new themselves and don't work to their full potential.Hard, continuous braking (on descents, for example) can cause the pads to overheat and "glaze".To prevent this from happening and to ensure that your brakes slow you down effectively, we recommend that you bed them in.You need to apply each brake firmly around ten times to bed them in properly. The bedding-in process involves getting up to a speed of 25 km/h and then applying just one of the brakes firmly to reduce your speed to 5 km/h, without locking the wheel.

You can avoid the risk of the inner tubes on your mountain bike getting punctured or pinched by switching to TUBELESS.

To do this you'll need to buy the following:

 

- A pair of TUBELESS tyres:

DECATHLON: ALL TERRAIN 9 SPEED 27.5X2.10 TUBELESS READY MOUNTAIN BIKE TYRES / ETRTO 54-584 (8386245)

- 21mm rim tape: 

ALLTRICKS: NOTUBES YELLOW 21MM RIM TAPE FOR FIVE RIMS

- A pair of Schrader TUBELESS valves:

ALLTRICKS: PAIR OF NO FLATS JOE'S SCHRADER TUBELESS 36MM VALVES (AUTO)

- Sealant:

DECATHLON: TUBELESS READY TYRE AND WHEEL SEALANT (8550735)

 

STEPS TO FOLLOW:1. Take the wheel off.2. Remove the tyre and the inner tube from the wheel.3. Apply the tubeless rim tape.4. Insert a Schrader TUBELESS valve in the valve hole in the wheel.5. Apply the sealant.6. Fit your new TUBELESS tyre.7. You need to inflate the wheel quickly to ensure that the tyre sticks to the rim.If it seems too tricky, just visit your nearest DECATHLON workshop and ask them to do it for you.

When you take your new bike out for a ride for the first time, a lot of parts move around and fall into place.You'll hear the spokes on your wheels creak because of the residual torsion in them.Your bike is fitted with double-walled rims, which help make the wheels more solid. That means they should not buckle in any way at all.If they do, then call in at one of our DECATHLON workshops to have them repaired free of charge:

1. As part of a free check-up in the first six months following the date of purchase.

2. As part of our €1 damage insurance plan (valid for two years).Message for parents:Young riders like to do tricks on their bikes (wheeling, skids, jumping off kerbs, etc). If done too often, however, they can cause play in the rear hub and buckle the wheels. If your child performs these tricks on a regular basis, speak to them and let them know the problems they can cause.

Unfortunately, anyone can get a puncture.

- The ground (thorns, brambles, glass, nails, etc.)

- And how you use your bike (taking on obstacles like rocks, steps, kerbs and potholes)are the most common cause of perforation punctures (small holes) and pinching punctures (small cracks close together), respectively.However, if you're getting a lot of punctures, it might be because of:

- Incorrect wheel assembly in our factory, which has resulted in the end of a spoke piercing the inner tube

- A faulty tyre or inner tube (porous)

- A poorly repaired initial puncture that has left a foreign body (thorn, glass, metal splinter, etc.) in the rim or tyre.It is therefore important to correctly diagnose the puncture and remove any foreign bodies before carrying out the repair.Not sure how to remove/fit a tyre, or how to repair or change an inner tube?

1- The simplest thing is to not even touch your wheel. Instead, get yourself out of trouble using a puncture repair spray:

Screw the end of the tube onto your punctured tyre's valve (valve pointing down) and press and hold to inject the foam. The tyre should return to its initial shape and feel hard again so you can get yourself back home

2- If you have taken out our 1 euro breakdown insurance, you can then get your wheel fixed properly at one of our Decathlon workshops

3- To repair or change the inner tube yourself, take a look at our video tutorials below.

 

There are one or two things you can do to make your fork "softer":1. Adjust the stiffness: check the section "ADJUSTING THE STIFFNESS OF YOUR FORK"2. Do some basic maintenance: using a simple oil can. Squirt some oil on the pivots of the fork and move it around to work the oil into the blades.3. Have the bike fully serviced in a workshop.

There could be several reasons why your gears (chainrings) are not shifting correctly.1. Check the position of the housing ends.Housing ends that are out of position can obstruct the derailleur cable when it is being pulled and prevent the gears (chainrings) from shifting smoothly. If a housing end is out of position, push it back into place.2. The cable and housings may have jammed up.If the smallest gears (chainrings) do not move down, if the derailleur doesn't move even when the gear shifter is operated, then the cable and the housings have jammed up. They need to be replaced.

Take your mountain bike to a DECATHLON workshop or replace them yourself with the help of this video.NB: If you regularly use your mountain bike in wet or muddy conditions or if you wash it a lot, then you will need to replace the housings and cables more often. We strongly advise you not to use a pressure hose to wash your mountain bike as it will force dirt into the housings.

There could be several reasons why your gears (cogs) are not shifting correctly.1. Check the position of the housing ends.Housing ends that are out of position can obstruct the derailleur cable when it is being pulled and prevent the rear gears (cogs) from shifting smoothly. If a housing end is out of position, push it back into place.2. The cable and housings may have jammed up.If the smallest gears (cogs) do not move down, if the derailleur doesn't move even when the gear shifter is operated, then the cable and the housings have jammed up. They need to be replaced.

Take your mountain bike to a DECATHLON workshop or replace them yourself with the help of this video.3. Take your mountain bike to a DECATHLON workshop to have the derailleur adjusted.

4. You should also check that the derailleur dropout is not twisted. If it is, check the section "YOUR DERAILLEUR DROPOUT IS BROKEN".  

NB: If you regularly use your mountain bike in wet or muddy conditions or if you wash it a lot, then you will need to replace the housings and cables more often. We strongly advise you not to use a pressure hose to wash your mountain bike as it will force dirt into the housings. 

The lever is spongy and/or touches the handlebars before you can brake:You need to bleed the brake system.Drop in at a DECATHLON workshop and get one of our technicians to do it.

A bent hanger causes the derailleur to be out of alignment and therefore unable to function correctly.

Stand behind your bike and examine the alignment of the derailleur.If the hanger is twisted or broken, visit a Decathlon workshop to have it replaced, or use this video to help you change it yourself.

Have you broken your chain? You've got 2 options:

1- Repair it yourself with the help of this video. You're going to need a chain tool and a quick link. 

2- Visit one of our Decathlon workshops to get our technicians to repair it.

To clean and lubricate your drive train, you will need a degreaser spray, a soft bristled brush and a lubricant.

The first step involves covering the brake disc with a clean cloth to prevent any lubricant from getting on to it.

Then apply the degreaser to the whole of the drive train and scrub the cassette, chain and derailleur jockey wheels with the brush.

Leave to act for a few minutes before rinsing the degreaser off from a suitable distance.

Allow the drive train to dry before applying the lubricant.

Shake the lubricant and apply to the inside of the chain, where it will work best. 

Is your gear cable dirty, rusty or damaged, or are your gears hard to shift or shifting randomly? 

Then your gear cable needs to be changed! To do this, you'll need some pliers, a screwdriver, a cable cutter, an Allen key and a new set of cables and housing.

First of all, you'll need to remove the cable from its housing. Start by removing the plug from the shifter. Shift the gears all the way down, then cut the cable so you can pull it all the way out of the housing.

Next, hold the housing against your bike to work out how long it needs to be. Cut it and place the end caps on. You can now install the housing.

Pass the cable through the shifter and feed it through the housing. Next, screw the plug back in and fix the cable to the derailleur. Adjust the drivetrain by tightening the cable if the gears are struggling to shift up and slackening it if they are struggling to shift down.

Once you're done, cut the cable and use the pliers to crimp the end cap onto it.

Fit the KIT MOUNTAIN BIKE MUDGUARD KIT on your ROCKRIDER ST 540