lnspection
&
Maintenance
17
slick surfaces,
use the rear brake. ll
you
need lo use the
front handebar
grip
away lrom
yor
(dockwise)
lor
a
hQher
(srnaller) gear
brako on
gravel
or sllck
surlaces,
use
lt carefully; these
and
towards
you (counter-clockwise)
for
a lower
(|arger) gear.
conditions
increase
the chanc€
of
your
tront whsel
sliding out
from in front of the bicycle. Whlch
geerr
to
turn?
Your
elecfic bicycle
propulsion
system
has th€ capabillty of Using
the
lower
(larger)
gears
on the
rear
gear
set, will
give you
the
propelllng
the
bicycle
to speeds up to approximately
17-18
mile6
power
to
go
up
hills,
or
ride
agaiml
head winds.
Using the
hlgher
pcr
hour.
You may
not
be
famlllar wfth these speeds. The
(small€r) g€ars
ori the rear
g€ar
s€l
will
give
you
the
ability
to
ild6 fastet
lasler a bicycle or
vehicle
can travel, the
groatsr
the
distanc€
on level roads.
required
for
gt9pEing
9r
glawing
tho
bicydo down.
Be
al€n lo
obstacl€s
and dangers
in
lhe
path
in front
ot
you.
Always
be
Shffllng
gocrr
prepared
to
slop
or slow
your
biclrcl€.
Allow
enough dlstarrce in
front of
l,ou
for
adequale
and safe stopping. Practloe
stopping
In ord€r to allow the
gpars
to shift easily, kggp
pedaling,
but ease up on
your
bicycle
in
a safe environment lo
gel
us€d to
th€ brakes, th€
pedal pres{iure,
whlle twisting the
"Grip
Shift'gear shift conrol.
This
and
the
feeling
ot
how
effectMe
thgy are.
allows
the
chain to
'derail'or
move from
one
gear
to another
wilh
an
Fememben
Take lhe
lime
to
l€am how
lo us€ lh€
brakes
safely
easy
motbn.
and elfectively.
Always release th€ throttle
befor€ applying ltr€
brakes.
Shltling
gcrr.
whllc udng
obcblc
powlr
thftlhs
lt is advisaHe lo
elease
ltNe lhrotile
l€vor
whil€ shifting
gaars.
lf
you
are
starting to
climb a
hill,
pul
the
geers
in the dght
setting before
you
reach
Your E-Folder"
eleclric bicycle
has
conventional
shifters
and
the hill, so thet
you
wonl
ne€d to rel€ase
the thrcttle lev€r to
shift
gearc
derailleur
(see
Figwes 5 & 6
on
pagc
3{)
and
(see
Figurcs
jLll
on the
hlll.
on
page
20j.
Th€
rsar set
of
gears
and derailleur is
mounted
on the rear wheel
axle and
conslsts ol seven
gears.
The
gear
Frrrne Slzr
position
for th€ rear
8el of
gears
is
conlrollcd by tfp'Gdp
Shlft"
g€ar
shifi control on
th€
right sicb of
the handlebar. The'Grip An
electric
bicyclo should
be chosen
to
til
the
Intended rider. When
Shfff
gearshitt
control operates by lwisting ihe
Insicb rlng
ot the straddllng
the
bicycl€, with
both l€et
flat on th€
ground,
ther€ shoukl
be
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