User manual GIANT BICYCLES HELMET

[. . . ] Replace your helmet after an accident, even if there is no visible damage. Only use mild soap and water when cleaning your helmet. 10. Store your helmet in a cool, dry place FITTING THE HELMET TO YOUR HEAD WARNING! Unless this helmet is fitted properly, adjusted properly, and worn properly, it cannot protect properly. FOR MAXIMUM PROTECTION, YOU SHOULD ALWAYS: 1. Wear a helmet whenever and wherever you ride. [. . . ] Put the helmet on in the correct position. Fasten the chin strap and pull it tight. Check the fit Grab the helmet with both hands and twist it to the left and to the right. If the helmet fits correctly, the skin on your forehead will move as the helmet moves. If it does not, the helmet is too loose. Check the straps Grab the helmet with both hands and try to remove it by rolling the helmet forward and backward as far as you can. It is very important that your helmet DOESN'T: · Roll forward so far as to block your vision; · Roll backward so far to expose your forehead; · Roll off your head completely in either direction. If any of these things happen, your helmet is not adjusted correctly. Repeat Steps 2 and 3 until helmet movement is minimal. WARNING! If you cannot adjust the helmet so that it fits correctly according to these instructions or so that it is comfortable, DO NOT USE THIS HELMET. Replace it with a different size or model. Figure 7 HELMETS WITH VISORS Some helmets come with removable, snap-on visors. Determine what type of visor your helmet is equipped with. Giant's Center-punchTM visor is attached by a wide post located at the center of the visor to a receiver at the center of the brow of the helmet (fig. 9). STEP 4: GETTING THE CORRECT FIT FOR YOUR HELMET The helmet fits properly when it is held firmly but comfortably in place by the interior fit pad and the retention system. AUTODIALER Figure 8 Helmet Owners Manual Art. REV2 4/20/04 11:15 AM Page 8 8 9 GIANT HELMETS OWNERS MANUAL 2. If your helmet is equipped with Giant's standard visor it is attached to the helmet by 4 mounting pins at the extremes of the visor (fig. To remove it, grasp the visor firmly at the same point as the pins on one side. Place your other hand on the helmet shell where the pins attach to the shell. Pull the visor away from the helmet until the pins come free from the shell. To replace the visor, center the visor at the front of the helmet then snap the pins into the holes in the helmet shell. If your helmet is equipped with Giant's Center-punchTM visor, grasp the helmet with one hand, and with the other grasp the center of the visor. To re-attach the CenterpunchTM visor, align the post at the back of the visor with the receiver on the brow of the helmet. Firmly push the visor towards the helmet until you feel the post click into the locked position. Check that the visor is fully locked in position by lightly pulling on the visor. [. . . ] Accidents can occur anywhere, and at any time. Watch carefully for drivers turning left in front of you. Drivers report difficulty seeing bicycle riders in this situation. Don't ride at night without proper lighting and reflectors. [. . . ]