Your authorized Go-Ped® dealer may have a variety of attractive approved helmets, and can
recommend one to suit your needs. Make sure that it fits correctly, is worn correctly and is properly
secured. Ask your dealer to help with the fit and adjustment of your helmet, or refer to the owner’s
manual provided with the helmet. Buckle Up!
WARNING: Always wear an approved helmet when riding your Bicycle. The helmet
should be worn correctly as outlined in the helmet’s owner’s manual . Failure to
wear an approved helmet can result in a serious injury.
B. Protective pads:
Elbow pads, knee pads, and wrist guards are not required by most states or
regions. Again, common sense dictates that you should wear protective pads to help protect
against injury. Your authorized Go-Ped® dealer may have a variety of protective pads, and can
recommend one to suit your needs. A good set of pads should fit comfortably, stay in position at all
times and not have any excess strapping, Velcro®, or other protrusions to catch on anything that
can cause you to lose control.
C. Shoes:
Your shoes should have good grip, protection, and support. Your shoes should have
adequate strapping or laces so they stay on your feet. Make sure that laces or other strapping can
not catch or hang-up on any part of the Bicycle or other objects. Never ride barefoot or wear
sandals when operating a bicycle.
D. Clothing:
Being seen is very important. Brightly colored, reflective helmets and clothing will
help make riders more noticeable. Clothing should not be so loose that it can catch on moving
parts or be snagged on other objects.
E. Eye protection:
Any kind of riding can involve airborne debris, dust, and bugs, so common
sense dictates that you should wear protective eyewear.
F. Reflectors:
Reflectors are important safety devices designed to reflect light in a way that helps
to be seen. The reflectors are intended to enhance the visibility of the vehicle but may not meet
reflector requirements for your area.
WARNING: Do not remove the reflectors from your Bicycle. Removing reflectors
may reduce visibility to others. Reflectors are not suitable for use as lights. Riding
at dawn, dusk, or night is not recommended.
2.2
Mechanical Safety Check
Due to vibration, nuts and bolts can become loose. Make sure that all fasteners are securely
fastened and tighten if necessary
Here is a simple procedure you should get in the habit of before you get on your bicycle:
A. Nuts, bolts, and structural:
Pick your bicycle up a few inches and bounce it off the ground. Do
a quick visual and tactile inspection of the whole bicycle. Make sure you look at all visible nuts,
bolts and structural welds. If anything sounds, feels or looks loose or shows signs of stress then
replace, or secure them. If you’re not sure, ask someone with experience to check, or ask an
authorized dealer to show you what to look for in a mechanical safety check.
B. Tires and Wheels:
Check that pneumatic tires are properly inflated. Refer to the sidewall of the
tire for recommended PSI. Properly inflated tires will help maximizes your available range with the
Power Rack. Checking PSI using a tire pressure gauge is recommended but you can also bounce
your weight on the bicycle and compare tire deflection to how it looks when you know the tires are
properly inflated. Spin the wheels and check that the tires have not yet reached the wear marks on
the tires, have ripped, torn, or show any signs of distress, and replace as necessary. Make sure
the wheels spin freely and true. If wheels wobble and/or rub the brakes then take it to a qualified
authorized dealer for adjustments. For improved GoBike® performance it is recommended that
you use a rear tire that does not have an aggressive knobby tread pattern and is properly inflated.
Fig 3
Fig 4
In some cases the bicycle frame’s “Seat Stays” may
interfere with the GoBike® Power Rack’s support beam
preventing it from getting within the requires 1 to 2 inches
from the tire. (Fig 3)
If this is the case for your bicycle you may need to measure
the distance between the bottom of the GoBike® Power
Rack to the tire, subtract 1 1/2" inch, and with a bench vice
and common hacksaw, remove the end of the support beam
for a proper fit. Example: If the bottom of the power rack sits
4" inches from the tire you will subtract 1 1/2" from the 4"
that equals 2 1/2" inches that will need to be removed from
the end of the square support beam for a proper drive roller
to tire contact. (Fig 4)
Step 5) Remove the right side hand grip and install the
GoBike® thumb throttle controller to the handlebars. You
may need to make some minor adjustments to shifter levers
and brake levers to not interfere with them. Reinstall the
hand grip or replace with the one provided in the GoBike®
Power Rack kit.
Step 6) Route the GoBike® throttle cable along the frame
and secure in position with the provided cable fasteners and
plug the quick latching pin connector to the pin connector
found coming from the rack and your ready for your first test
drive.
Note: The quick release on the universal seat clamp is used
to adjust the rack height.
Section 4: Using your GoBike® Power Rack.
4.1
Maximizing Performance and Usable Range of your GoBike® Power Rack
Fossil fuels have helped shape the world we live in today and have set a very high bar in terms of
the amount of stored energy per a given volume and weight for other technologies to reach. We
believe there is not going to be a one single solution to our existing worlds dependency of fossil
fuels but changes to our fossil fuel life-style and thinking will help us get there much quicker. As
new technologies advance, our basic understanding of these technologies and how we can
maximizes them should also advance, to help us get the most from them as they develop. This
section was created to help you better understand your GoBike® and maximizing performance.
Drag, resistance, and heat is a constant struggle to maximizes vehicle performance. There are a
few things we can do to improve them to get better performance of the GoBike® Power Rack.
There are a lot of little things that all add up and really make an improvement in performance if
followed.
A) Keep your motor cool.
Heat creates electrical resistance that can effect performance and
range. The harder you make the motor work the more heat it will generate and the more energy it
will require from the batteries. There are several things we can do to help prevent the motor from
working so hard and greatly improve our usable range.
1. Make sure your bicycle is properly tuned up and maintained in good working order.
2. Check tire pressure, low tire pressure increases rolling resistance that will have a direct effect
on usable range and speed.
3. Make sure your brakes work efficiently and do not drag on the wheel.
4. Your wheels should spin true and freely.
