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E-Bike Maintenance
Before and After Each Ride:
E-Bike Maintenance
Maintaining Your Bike
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E-BIKE MAINTENANCE
Perform a pre-ride-check before and after each ride. Frequent checks are necessary to identify
and correct problems that can lead to an accident. Do not ride your bike if it does not operate
normally or has broken, damaged, or missing parts. Have any damage inspected and repaired by
your Cannondale Dealer before riding again.
You can be severely injured, paralyzed or killed in an
accident if you ignore this warning.
Maintaining Your Bike
1. Read your Cannondale Bicycle Owner’s
Manual for information on an owner’s
reposnsibility for the routine/ basic
inspection and maintenance of your bike.
Consult with your Authorized Cannonda-
le Dealer to create a complete main-
tenance program for your riding style,
components, and conditions of use.
Follow the maintenance recommendati-
ons given by the component manufactu-
rer’s for the various parts of your bike.
2. Recommended after the first 150 km,
bring your bike to your Authorized Can-
nondale Dealer for an initial check-up. It
should include checks of the drive-assist
system, drive chain condition, proper
shifting, accessories, wheels and tire
condition, brakes, etc. This visit will help
you establish a schedule for repeated
visits appropriate for how and where you
ride.
3. Every 1000 km, bring your bike in to
your Authorized Cannondale Dealer for a
regular detailed inspection, adjustment,
and replacement of wear items across
the entire bike. Electrically powered-as-
sist cycle (electric bikes) can wear out
wheels, tires, drive chain, brakes, more
quickly.
Maintaining Your Bike’s
Drive System
NOTICE
Drive-assist system components must
only be serviced at an authorized service
center. This will ensure the quality and
safety of the drive-assist system.
Never attempt to open, remove drive
system parts from the frame, or work
on them yourself. Other components
of the electric bicycle drive (e.g. drive
chain, front chain ring, rear cassette, rear
derailleur, crank arm) must be serviced by
an Authorized Cannondale Dealer.
Replacement parts must be identical to
the original Cannondale specification for
the bike. Failure to replace components
with original specification can result in
serious overload or other damage to the
drive unit.
Unauthorized opening or service of the
drive unit will void the warranty.
Before and After Each Ride:
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Clean and visually inspect the entire bike for cracks or damage. See “Inspect for
Safety” in your Cannondale Bicycle Owner’s Manual.”
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Make sure the battery is fully charged and mounted securely. Follow the drive system
charging instructions. Battery charge discharge capacity will decline with usage.
Have older battery replaced when is fails to charge within the time indicated, and/or to
provide power reliably.
•
Test the drive-assist system, make sure the drive system functions normally.
•
If your E-Bike model was equipped a lighting system, brake lights, headlights, tailights
and number plate illumination, make sure these lights are each functioning normally.
Make sure the number plate is clean and readable.
•
Check the front and rear brake conditions, make sure they function normally.
•
Check tire pressure and wheel conditions. Check tire pressure and the condition of
the wheels. Ensure the tires are not damaged and do not have excessive wear. Ensure
there are no broken or missing wheel parts and that the wheels are firmly attached via
secured skewers/axles.
•
Confirm the drive chain condition is in good condition, is clean and well-lubricated.
Chain wear is greater compared with pedal only bikes. This requires frequent inspection
and replacement. Ensure the gears operate normally through the entire range.
•
Check the bicycle brakes. Make sure they are working well. Brake system pad and disc
wear is greater compared with pedal only bikes. This requires frequent inspection and
replacement.
•
Inspect condition of electrical cables (i.e. Kinks free, no signs of abrasive wear). Check
cable at dropout end when assembled properly will prevent cable from contacting brake
rotor.
