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Riding the bike cont.
Your bike features 9 speed gears, the shifter is located on the right side of the handlebars. To change
gear, simply press (with your thumb) the lever shown in the photo below—this will select the lower gears.
To select the higher gears, press the lever that rests under your trigger finger. When changing gear,
change one gear at a time, and wait until said gear is properly engaged before changing to the next.
Remember to select a lower gear when approaching junctions and before climbing hills.
You should change the gears one at a time, waiting until the gear is properly engaged before
changing to the next gear.
Motor Care—
Important
The motor on your bike is very good, but you do need to take proper care to ensure it lasts.
You need to ensure you are in the correct for any given situation. You should drop to a low gear when ap-
proaching junctions so that your are in the correct gear when you need to start moving again. A higher
gear when starting-off will put too much stress on the motor and will shorten the life of the unit.
Likewise, on hills, you should bear in mind the stress the motor is under and select a sensible gear accord-
ingly (1st or 2nd gear), do not try to climb hills in the highest gears.
Pull with trigger finger to shift to the lower
gears.
Push with thumb to shift down the lower
gears
