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BRAKES
Your YOLO
®
Beach Bolt e-bike is equipped with hydraulic
front and rear disc brakes which provide stronger braking
power and more proportional brake distribution for
maximum reliability, but also the extra safety advantage
of a power cut-off that immediately cuts power to the
motor before the brakes engage. It gives riders the ability
to control the bike’s exceptional power in order to make a
sudden stop to avoid a hazard ahead.
The more hand pressure applied to the brake levers, the
faster the YOLO
®
Beach Bolt e-bike will come to a stop.
The rear brake should always be applied before and
in conjunction with the front brake. Applying the front
brake to slow down or stop the bike when at high speeds
could result in the rider being jolted or ejected over the
handlebars. It’s best to apply even pressure to both brake
levers when slowing or stopping to prevent uneven brake
wear in the future.
Bicycles equipped with disc brakes may temporarily or periodically make a slight scraping
noise when the wheels are turning without the brakes being applied. This is normal.
PLEASE NOTE that the rotors on disc brakes can become hot during use. Do not touch or
contact the disc rotor shortly after use. Also, damp or wet conditions can require a longer
distance, than normal, to stop. Make sure to brake earlier in order to avoid sudden stops or
sliding when riding in wet conditions.
Make sure the brake lever does not contact the handle bar when full hand pressure is
applied (Figure 1). If it does, then an adjustment needs to be made to increase cable tension.
An easy adjustment can be made to the brake levers by screwing or unscrewing the
threaded barrel adjuster on the brake lever until cable tension is increased for safe stopping
(Figure 2).
Figure 1
Figure 2
