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Burley BEE User Manual

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Burley Bee Owner’s Instruction and Safety Manual

No Headphones or Other Distraction

Do not bicycle or stroll with head phones, radios, or other dis trac tions. You must be

able to hear surrounding traffi c, and con cen trate on safe bicycling at all times.

No Motorized Vehicles

Your Burley Solo is only in tend ed for use with pedal-pow ered cy cles; never pull it

with a motorized vehicle, as the in creased ac cel er a tion and speed could damage the

trail er or cause the trailer to tip over.

Prevent Trailer Tip Over

Just like automobile and mo tor cy cle trailers, bicycle trail ers can tip over. To avoid

over turn ing: Do not pull your trail er over curbs or hit holes or other obstructions

in the road. In struct children not to bounce, rock, or lean, which can cause a shift of

weight. Do not make high-speed turns or descents when pulling the trail er. Always

corner with caution at 5 m.p.h. or less, as the trailer cannot lean into a turn the way

a bicycle can. Do not under any cir cum stanc es travel fast er than 15 m.p.h.—all road

ir reg u lar i ties and your slow ness to re act are greatly magnifi ed.

Trailers can tip over causing dam age to trailer and serious

injury to cyclist or pas sen gers.

AVOID causes of tip over, es pe cial ly

• Children leaning or bounc ing

• Hitting potholes, curbs, other

road

ob

struc tions

• Taking turns too fast

• Sudden

swerving

• Off-banked

turns

• Improper wheel in stal la tion

• Improper tire infl ation