CITY MODEL 1 • VERSION 1
WARNING: The area in which you ride may require specific safety devices.
It is your responsibility to familiarize yourself with the laws of the area where you ride
and to comply with all applicable laws, including properly equipping yourself and your
eBike as the law requires.
Observe all local eBike laws and regulations. Observe regulations about eBike lighting,
licensing of eBikes, age requirements, riding on sidewalks, laws regulating eBike path and
trail use, helmet laws, child carrier laws, special eBike traffic laws. It’s your responsibility
to know and obey the laws.
A. The Basics
1. FIRST
1. Always wear a cycling helmet that meets the latest certification
standards and is appropriate for the type of riding you do.
Always follow the helmet manufacturer’s instructions for fit,
use and care of your helmet. Most serious eBike injuries involve
head injuries that might have been avoided if the rider had worn
an appropriate helmet.
WARNING: Failure to wear a helmet when riding may result in serious injury or death.
2. Always do the Mechanical Safety Check (Section 1.D.) before you get on a eBike.
3. 3. Be thoroughly familiar with the controls of your eBike: brakes (Section 4.C.);
pedals (Section 4.E.); shifting (Section 4.D.)
4. Be careful to keep body parts and other objects away from the sharp teeth of chainrings, the
moving chain, the turning pedals and cranks, and the spinning wheels of your eBike.
5. Always wear:
• Shoes that will stay on your feet and will grip the pedals. Make sure that shoelaces cannot
get into moving parts, and never ride barefoot or in sandals.
• Bright, visible clothing that is not so loose that it can be tangled in the eBike
or snagged by objects at the side of the road or trail.
• Protective eyewear, to protect against airborne dirt, dust, and bugs
— tinted when the sun is bright, clear when it’s not.
6. Unless your eBike was specifically designed for jumping (See Appendix B, Intended Use) don’t
jump with your eBike. Jumping a eBike, particularly a BMX or mountain eBike, can be fun; but
it can put huge and unpredictable stress on the eBike and its components. Riders who insist
on jumping their eBikes risk serious damage, to their eBikes as well as to themselves. Before
you attempt to jump, do stunt riding or race with your eBike, read and understand Section
2.F.
7. Ride at a speed appropriate for conditions. Higher speed means higher risk.
