Tailwind E-BIKE, User Manual

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It’s important to your safety that you instinctively
know which brake lever controls which brake. On your
Tailwind E-Bike, the right brake lever controls the front
brake. The left brake lever controls the rear brake.
Your Tailwind E-Bike is equipped with disc brakes
for maximum reliability. Applying hand pressure to
the brake levers will cause the wheel brake to create
friction against the brake disc, slowing the wheel. The
more hand pressure applied to the brake lever, the
faster the E-Bike will come to a stop.
The rear brake should always be applied before and
while the front brake is applied. Applying only the
front brake to slow or stop at high speeds may result in
the rider being ejected from the saddle and continuing
forward over the handlebars. It is best to apply
even pressure to both brake levers when slowing or
stopping.
Bicycles equipped with disc brakes will occasionally
make a slight scraping noise when the wheels are
turning without the brakes being applied. This is
normal.
Make sure that the brake lever does not contact
the handle bar when full hand pressure is applied
(Figure 1). If so, then the brakes must be adjusted by
increasing the tension on the cable.
A quick adjustment may be made by screwing or
unscrewing the threaded barrel adjuster on the
brake lever until the brakes are fine-tuned for safe
stopping (Figure 2). If the brakes are still not operating
correctly, they may require further adjustment by an
experienced bicycle mechanic.
WARNING
• Disc brake rotors become hot during use. Do not
touch or come in contact with the disc rotor shortly
after use.
• Wet weather will require a longer distance to stop.
Brake earlier and avoid sudden stops when riding in
wet conditions.
BRAKES
10
FIGURE 1
FIGURE 2