• Night time: Motorists have a hard time seeing you when
the sun goes down. We make the bicycle easier to see
with reectors, and you can help with additional lights
and strobes (available accessories). However, even with
these additional features, you’re still not as visible as in
the daytime. If you must ride at night, wear light-colored
clothing, preferably with reective strips. Buy a ashing
LED light and use it. Make sure that the reectors on
your bicycle are properly positioned and clean. Use the
headlight so that you can see the obstacles in your path.
Ride more slowly. Be wary of cars and assume that they
do not see you.
• Maintenance: It worked ne when we put it in the
box: Please maintain your bicycle. We have included
maintenance instructions in this manual. We’re smart
guys, but we haven’t gured out how to make a bicycle
that takes care of itself. Check the brakes and the tires
and the tightness of all those important fasteners before
each and every ride. Pretend that you’re a pilot doing
a walk-around of his airplane before taking-off. The pilot
knows that his life depends on the airworthiness of his
plane; your life depends on the roadworthiness of your
bicycle. Please have your bicycle checked by a qualied
bicycle mechanic AT LEAST once a year. It’s a small
investment in your well-being.
• Battery: We have equipped your eFlow bicycle with a
state-of-the-art lithium ion battery. This is the same battery
chemistry that powers your cell phone and laptop, but
on a much bigger scale. Lithium ion batteries feature the
highest gravimetric energy density available. (How’s that
for engineering techno-speak? What it means is that you
get more energy per pound than with any other battery
chemistry.) We have built-in a sophisticated battery
management system (BMS) that helps control all that
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