User Manual

12
1 Safety
Night Riding
• Important! Riding a bicycle at night is not recommended.
Check your local laws regarding night riding.
• Ensure bicycle is equipped with a full set of correctly
posioned and clean reectors.
• Use a white light on the front and a red light on the rear.
Use lights with ashing capability for enhanced visibility.
• If using baery powered lights, make sure baeries are
well charged.
• Wear reecve and light colored clothing. Wear reecve
clothing and use safety lights for increased visibility.
• Ride at night only if necessary. Slow down and use familiar
roads with street lighng.
Hill Technique
• Gear down before a climb and connue gearing down as
required to maintain pedaling speed.
• If you reach the lowest gear and are struggling, stand up on
your pedals. You will then obtain more power from each
pedal revoluon.
• On the descent, use the high gears to avoid rapid pedaling.
• Do not exceed a comfortable speed; maintain control and
take addional care.
• Braking will require addional distance. Iniate braking slowly
and earlier than usual.
Cornering Technique
• Brake slightly before cornering and prepare to lean your body
into the corner.
• Maintain the inside pedal at the 12 o’clock posion and
slightly point the inside knee in the direcon you are turning.
• Keep the other leg straight, do not pedal through fast or ght
corners.
• Decrease your riding speed, avoid sudden braking and
sharp turns.
Safe Riding Rules for Children
• Many states require that children wear a helmet while cycling.
Always wear a properly ed helmet.
• Do not play in driveways or the road.
• Do not ride on busy streets.
• Do not ride at night.
• Obey all the trac laws, especially stop signs and red lights.
• Be aware of other road vehicles behind and nearby.
• Before entering a street: Stop, look le, right, and le again
for trac. If there’s no trac, proceed into the roadway.
• If riding downhill, be extra careful. Slow down using the
brakes and maintain control of the steering.
• Never take your hands o the handlebars, or your feet o the
pedals when riding downhill.