L.L.Bean bike Assembly Instructions Manual - page 2
QUESTIONS: Should you have any questions during the final assembly of your new bicycle, please call our product 11/12/13
specialists at 800-226-7552 any day between 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. Eastern. pg.2
1. INSTALL HANDLEBAR AND STEM
Required tool – 6mm hex wrench
The front wheel has been removed, and the fork may have been reversed for shipping. If you find the brakes facing toward
the frame, spin the fork 180 degrees. Spin so the brake cable does not wrap around the head tube. In proper position,
brakes will face away from the frame (1-A).
Brakes must face away from the frame as seen here.
Head tube
Correct brake
position
Minimum
insertion
line
Head
tube
Stem bolt
head
Stem
The stem
bolt works
by drawing
this wedged
piece up
until it locks
the stem in
place.
If there is a protective plastic cap on the end of the stem,
remove and discard it before inserting the end of stem into
the head tube. Cables should be in brackets and routed in
smooth rounded paths (not pinched or bent). Insert stem into
head tube (1-C). You may need to loosen the stem bolt
slightly (1-B).
Snug the stem bolt. Instructions for proper alignment will be
given later.
Tighten and
loosen the stem
bolt with a 6mm
hex wrench.
Turn clockwise
to tighten,
counter
clockwise to
loosen.
Fork
1-A
1-B
1-C