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O W N E R’S M A N U A L 3 6 V M O D E L S...
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For future reference, please fill in the important information below. Vehicle Identification Number (VIN#) (Your VIN# can be found on the inward facing surface of the frame seat stay.) Model Code (Printed on the end of your shipping carton.) Dealer Name: Address: City/State/Zip: Telephone:...
This manual contains important safety, performance and maintenance information. Read the manual before taking your first ride on your new E-Bike™, and keep the manual handy for future reference. TABLE OF CONTENTS 4. Riding Safely and Responsibly The Basics 1. About This Manual...
Always Wear A Helmet! Helmets significantly reduce the number and severity of head It is also important that your first ride on a new E-Bike™ is injuries. Always wear a helmet that complies with your state taken in a controlled environment, away from cars, obstacles laws when riding the E-Bike™.
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Remember that alcohol, drugs, fatigue Know your E-Bike™! and inattention can significantly reduce your ability to make Your new E-Bike™ incorporates many features and functions good judgements and ride safely. that have never been built into a bicycle before. Read this manual thoroughly to understand how those features Keep Your E-Bike™...
Your E-Bike™ should be returned to your servicing dealer at campaign. However, NHTSA cannot become involved in least once a year for a complete and thorough inspection and individual problems between you, your dealer or EV Global tune up.
Please read and understand these instructions completely • Do not break the warranty seal from the charger, and before operating your E-Bike™ to prevent serious injury to do not attempt to repair this component. Always yourself and others, and to prevent damage to the bike.
LEDs power knob ON while flash continous- indicate battery state of charge. The E-Bike™ uses these pressing the throttle or ly until the fault LEDs and three distinct beeps to alert you to particular if the throttle is faulty.
Throttle CODE MEANING BEEP LEDs Press the throttle lever (B, Figure 1) with your thumb to apply Overheat The motor or control- Bad beep Yellow LED power to the motor. condition ler temperature flashes. exceeds operating temperature. The con- Front Brake Lever troller cuts the power The front brake is activated by squeezing the right brake lever to the motor.
• Yellow and red indicate the battery is 40% to 15% In the Economy or E-mode, your E-Bike™ has lower top charged. speed, lower hill climbing capability, and accelerates more • Red (or empty) indicates the battery is 15% to 5% slowly.
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Rear View Mirror brake lever, press the cruise button, press the horn button, or Sit on your E-Bike™ and adjust the rear view mirror (F, turn the power knob OFF. Figure 2) so that you can see behind you. It is intended to be...
3 months. • A battery charger is located at the top of the battery pack. The battery can be charged when the battery is on-board the E-Bike™ or it can be removed for remote charging. On-Board Battery Charging Perform the following to charge the battery while the battery pack is installed in the E-Bike™.
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Remote Battery Power Pack Charging The battery pack can be removed for remote charging. 1. Turn the power knob to the OFF position. 2. Open the battery-compartment door. 3. Release the retainer gate latch. WARNING: The battery pack weighs over 20 pounds. Use both hands to remove or install it.
11. Close the battery compartment door and turn latches Make sure the E-Bike™ fits. A bike that is too big or too small counterclockwise. for the rider is harder to control and can be uncomfortable.
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If your saddle and the crank arms are parallel to the seat tube. To crotch touches the frame, the E-Bike™ is too big for you. Do check for correct saddle height, perform the following: not even ride the E-Bike™...
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WARNING: WARNING: If your seat post projects from the frame beyond the After any saddle adjustment, be sure to tighten the saddle Minimum Insertion or Maximum Extension mark (see Figure adjusting mechanism properly before riding. A loose saddle 7) the seat post may break, which could cause you to lose clamp or seat post binder can cause damage to the seat control and fall.
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Handlebar height and angle On the E-Bike™, you can raise or lower your handlebars a bit 1. To adjust the preload, perform the following: by adjusting stem height. Loosen the stem binder (Figure 9) a.
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The stem's minimum insertion mark must not be visible control and fall. Place the front wheel of the E-Bike™ above the top of the headset (see Figure 9). If the stem is...
-- tinted Many states require specific safety devices. It is your when the sun is bright, clear when it's not. Most E-Bike™ responsibility to familiarize yourself with the laws of the state...
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Wheels true? Spin each wheel and check for brake clearance and side-to-side wobble. If a wheel wobbles from side to side or hits the brake pads, take the E-Bike™ to a qualified bike shop to have the wheel trued. CAUTION: Wheels must be true for the brakes to work effectively.
Are the saddle and handlebar stem correctly parallel to the responsibility for that risk. Not the people who sold you the E- top tube of the E-Bike™. Are the binder bolts tight enough so Bike™. Not the people who made it. Not the people who that you cannot twist them out of alignment? distribute it.
RULES OF THE ROAD concentrating on what's going on around you. Their wires can also tangle in the moving parts of the E-Bike™, causing you to lose control. 1. You are sharing the road with others -- motorists, 6.
12. Never ride your E-Bike™ while under the influence of other times of poor visibility. If you must ride under these alcohol or drugs. conditions, check and be sure you comply with all local laws 13. If possible, avoid riding in bad weather, when visibility is about night riding.
2. Understand and apply the correct technique for clamping your wheel in place with a quick release. CAUTION: 3. Each time, before you ride the E-Bike™, check that the Holding the nut with one hand and turning the lever like a wheel is securely clamped.
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Turning the tension adjusting nut clockwise while keeping the cam lever from rotating increases clamping force. Turning the Your E-Bike™ has front forks which utilize an integral-type nut counterclockwise while keeping the cam lever from secondary wheel retention device to keep the wheel from rotating reduces clamping force.
CAUTION: Installing a Quick Release Front Wheel If you can fully close the quick release without wrapping your 1. Rotate the quick-release lever so that it curves away from fingers around the fork blade for leverage and if the lever the wheel (Figure 12).
The axle nut washers should be on the your seat post quick release. outside of the dropouts, between the frame and the axle nut. 3. Before you ride the E-Bike™, first check that the seatpost 4. Reinstall the motor torque arm and bolt. is securely clamped.
The braking action of a E-Bike™ is a function of the friction between safe clamping force and unsafe clamping force. between the brake surfaces -- usually the brake pads and the wheel rim.
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The way to maintain control on loose or wet surfaces is to go more slowly to begin with. When you apply one or both brakes, the E-Bike™ begins to slow, but your body wants to continue at the speed at which Brake Release it was going.
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1. Pull the brake lever to simulate a panic stop, and then release the brake lever. Repeat this at least ten times. This assures that all components are properly seated. 2. Pull the brake lever until the brake pads just touch the rim. 3.
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Brake Cable Free Play Adjustment (Disc Brake 5. If you cannot adjust the free play to specification at the brake lever adjuster, tighten the adjuster locknut and perform Models) the following: a. Loosen the adjuster locknut (A, Figure 16) at the 1.
There are many different types of shifter mechanisms, each preferred for specific applications because of its ergonomic, performance and price characteristics. The designers of your E-Bike™ have selected the twist-type shifter design which will give the best results on your E-Bike™. FIG.17 To shift to a higher gear, twist the shifter forward or counterclockwise while pedaling forward.
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This could jam the derailleur’s movement. The L-screw sets its inward limit. The chain and cause serious damage to the E-Bike™. B-screw adjusts the distance between the bottom of the cogset and the derailleur’s guide pulley.
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in the pinch plate, and the tab on the pinch plate MOUNTING BOLT should be inboard of the cable when you look B-SCREW directly at the pinch-mechanism stud (Figure 19). CORRECT INCORRECT PINCH PLATE GUIDE PULLEY TENSION PULLEY FIG. 20 FIG.19 b.
E-Bike™ was intended. If, once you've gained experience with your new E-Bike™, you feel that a different tire might better suit FIG. 22 FIG. 23 your riding needs, your dealer can help you select the most c.
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CAUTION: Pencil type automotive tire gauges and gas station air hose The best way to inflate a E-Bike™ tire to the correct pressure pressure settings are generally inaccurate and should not be is with a bike pump. Your dealer can help you select an depended on for consistent, accurate pressure.
E- The E-Bike™ OEM tires use a Schraeder valve (Figure 25), Bike™. which is like the valve on a car tire. To inflate a Schraeder...
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Suspension Adjustment with the suspension system manufacturer's instructions and Two types of forks are used on the E-Bike™: the Zokes 65 recommendations, and always check for changes in the mm forks and the Nitro DH forks. The preload can be handling and braking characteristics of the E-Bike™...
E-Bike™ are available. accident and possible injury, it is critical that you have any 3. Ask your dealer to recommend a book on E-Bike™ repair. repair or maintenance which is not specifically described in 4. Ask your dealer about the availability of E-Bike™ repair this manual performed by your dealer.
30 day checkup. Another way to judge when it’s time for roughness in the steering, you may have a tight the first checkup is to bring the E-Bike™ in after 10 to 15 headset. Have your dealer check it.
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• Grab one pedal and rock it toward and away from WARNING: the centerline of the E-Bike™; then do the same with Like any mechanical device, an E-Bike™ and its components the other pedal. Does the bottom bracket feel loose? are subject to wear and stress.
-- tape, a spare patch, a piece of inner something breaks, you should never go for a E-Bike™ ride tube, a dollar bill -- whatever will keep the cut from pinching without the following emergency equipment: the inner tube.
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CAUTION: from flopping around and getting caught between the wheel If you have any doubt about the condition of the E-Bike™ or and the frame. Spin the wheel to see if the rim clears the any of its parts, take it to your dealer for a thorough check.
E-Bike™, get a pair of cycling gloves. Their padded palms for your E-Bike™. If you have the slightest doubt as to their help keep your hands from getting numb from the vibration of...
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Lighter wheels, tires, handlebars and so on can enhance the • A set of Allen wrenches in 2mm, 4mm, 5mm and 6mm performance of your E-Bike™; but you must always keep in sizes mind that light weight racing components are not intended to •...
ABOUT YOUR DEALER If you have a problem with your E-Bike™ or your riding, talk Your dealer is there to help you get the E-Bike™ and to your dealer. Make sure that the dealer understands your...
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