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Your Tommy Bahama Electric Bike is
equipped with disc brakes for maximum reli-
ability. Applying hand pressure to the brake
levers will cause the wheel brake to cause
friction against the brake disc, slowing the
wheel. The more hand pressure applied to
the brake lever, the faster the Tommy Bahama
Electric 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 4
). 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 brakes are fine-tuned for safe stopping (
Figure 3
). 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 sud-
den stops when riding in wet conditions.
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Figure 3
Figure 4
Brakes
