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Ebike Maintenance
Cleaning
Cleaning is extremely important. This will ensure your e-bike will serve you for a long me. 
In the long run, it will save you money and a lot of me waing for the bike to be repaired. 
You should clean your ebike weekly.
Do not use aggressive power jets or water sprays when washing the ebike and keep water 
o the baery as much as you can. Clean gently but thoroughly and make sure that all the 
outer casing of the electric parts are dry and clean.
Remove any dirt, debris, sand, mud, grit, grime that that sets in or on the bike and dry it 
o.
Cleaning is a good opportunity to look closely for a worn, loose, cracked, rust, teared or 
damaged parts. Buckled paint can also be a hint for some parts that need closer inspecon.
Lubricating
It  is  also  recommended  to  lubricate  the  chain,  levers,  derailleur,  cables,  etc.  A  clean, 
lubricated e-bike tends to  be faster, smoother  and quieter.  It’s  like having a  lile extra 
push for free.
Apply the lubricant to the dierent parts and let it sit a few minutes and then wipe o 
the excess lubricant with a rag. Aer a while, clean the dierent parts with a degreaser to 
remove any excess dirt that has been collected.
Weather
Don’t leave the bike out in the rain or snow. 
Store it somewhere dry and out of direct sunlight. Overheang the baeries, for example, 
can cause problems. 
Do  not  open  up  casings,  chargers,  etc  as  you  are  unlikely  to  be  able  to  reseal  them 
eecvely aerward, making them more suscepble to water damage and other extreme 
weather condions. 
Baeries  should  be  removed  from  the  ebike  if  not  used  and  charged  once  a  month 
regardless of usage.