01 - INTRODUCTION 1.3 Rider Advice
Rider advice
Riding an eBike offers a very different experience to riding a conventional
bicycle with no motor. The injection of power and increased weight can
change your riding approach. Below are some considerations to ensure
safe riding, reduce component wear, and increase battery range.
• Additional weight can affect braking distances. Consider your speed
when entering corners and trail features. Pedalling through corners
or trail features will increase your speed and may exceed the riders
control.
• Shifting gears efciently dependant upon gradient and terrain
ensures an efcient cadence reducing wear to drive-train
components. This will also extend the battery life of the eBike.
• Check tyre pressures regularly to ensure optimum grip and roll
efciency. Store the eBike indoors and where possible avoid storing
in temperatures lower than 5 degrees.
Rider advice
Ensure that the eBike is properly sized for the user. Check your owners
manual for assistance with size adjustments. Please ensure you have read
the sections in your owners manual regarding set up, mechanical checks,
and safety checks. Please see advice below specic to EPACs.
• Check battery charge level prior to every ride.
• Ensure you are familiar with the display functions.
• Ensure you are familiar with the remote functions.
• Make sure the bike is disconnected from the charger before every
ride.
Please note the use of a Pedelec/E-MTB by children or adolescents under
the age of 14 is not recommended and illegal on UK public pathways.
Please check your regions laws and restrictions.
Fellow riders and your environment
Always be courteous to other trail users. Use extra caution around
domestic animals, such as dogs and horses. Give other trail users right-
of-way in all situations. Take care in urban areas where human trafc is
greatly increased.
The E-Lyte has been designed for off-road riding. Please see the
‘regulations and usage’ section of this manual to learn about your bikes
capabilities. This bike is not designed for extreme forms of riding that
include hardcore Dirt Jumping, Free-riding, Downhill, or North Shore trails.
Riding your bike in environments that it hasn’t been designed for could
lead to mechanical failure and put the rider at risk.
Public roads
Before riding your Whyte E-Lyte, please inform yourself of all applicable
legal requirements and regulations in your country, state, and/or province.
There may be restrictions on riding your E-Lyte bicycle on public roads,
cycling paths, and/or trails. There may also be applicable helmet and light
requirements, age restrictions, license or insurance requirements. Whyte
Bikes encourages its bike owners to research all legal requirements for
their own safety. Failure to do so puts the rider and others around them
at risk, voids warranty, and support from Whyte Bikes will not be offered.
As laws and regulations regarding electric bicycles vary by country and/
or state and province and are constantly changing, please make sure to
obtain the latest information. Please read this manual fully and if you have
any further questions please contact your Whyte Bikes retailer.
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