[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 16, Volume 2]
[Revised as of January 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 16CFR1512.19]

[Page 571]
 
                     TITLE 16--COMMERCIAL PRACTICES
 
             CHAPTER II--CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
 
PART 1512--REQUIREMENTS FOR BICYCLES--Table of Contents
 
                         Subpart A--Regulations
 
Sec.  1512.19  Instructions and labeling.

    A bicycle shall have an instruction manual attached to its frame or 
included with the packaged unit.
    (a) The instruction manual shall include at least the following:
    (1) Operations and safety instructions describing operation of the 
brakes and gears, cautions concerning wet weather and night-time 
operation, and a guide for safe on-and-off road operation.
    (2) Assembly instructions for accomplishing complete and proper 
assembly.
    (3) Maintenance instructions for proper maintenance of brakes, 
control cables, bearing adjustments, wheel adjustments, lubrication, 
reflectors, tires and handlebar and seat adjustments; should the 
manufacturer determine that such maintenance is beyond the capability of 
the consumer, specifics regarding locations where such maintenance 
service can be obtained shall be included.
    (b) A bicycle less than fully assembled and fully adjusted shall 
have clearly displayed on any promotional display material and on the 
outside surface of the shipping carton the following: (1) A list of 
tools necessary to properly accomplish assembly and adjustment, (2) a 
drawing illustrating the minimum leg-length dimension of a rider and a 
method of measurement of this dimension.
    (c) The minimum leg-length dimension shall be readily understandable 
and shall be based on allowing no less than one inch of clearance 
between (1) the top tube of the bicycle and the ground plane and (2) the 
crotch measurement of the rider. A girl's style frame shall be specified 
in the same way using a corresponding boys' model as a basis.
    (d) [Reserved]
    (e) Every bicycle subject to the requirements of this part 1512 
shall bear a marking or label that is securely affixed on or to the 
frame of the bicycle in such a manner that the marking or label cannot 
be removed without being defaced or destroyed. The marking or label 
shall identify the name of the manufacturer or private labeler and shall 
also bear some form of marking from which the manufacturer can identify 
the month and year of manufacture or from which the private labeler can 
identify the manufacturer and the month and year of manufacture. For 
purposes of this paragraph, the term manufacture means the completion by 
the manufacturer of a bicycle of those construction or assembly 
operations that are performed by the manufacturer before the bicycle is 
shipped from the manufacturer's place of production for sale to 
distributors, retailers, or consumers.

[43 FR 60034, Dec. 22, 1978, as amended at 60 FR 62990, Dec. 8, 1995]