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IMPORTANT:
LOOK AFTER SPOKES, TYRES AND KEYS!!
The vibrations on an electric bike can cause the fixings and also the spokes to become loose more quickly
than on a standard bike. You must maintain them (or have a local bike shop maintain them for you if it’s
something you cannot do yourself). If you do not regularly maintain your bike, you may damage the bike
and also there are likely to be safety issues for which Woosh Bikes would not be held liable.
Please read the following:
Your spokes will have been checked before despatch, but if you have a look, you will find some less tight
than others. This variation ensures the wheel is straight (or ‘trued’). If all the spokes were equally tight, or
all very tight, the wheel would not be straight. So it is normal that some spokes are tighter than others.
In future, check your spokes regularly, every two or three weeks if you ride daily, or once every couple of
months if you only ride occasionally. We normally supply a spoke tool (small round metallic device) nor-
mally included in the same box as the battery charger.
How to check? Lightly ‘ping’ each spoke like a harp string with your index finger. If it feels very loose insert
the spoke key onto the nipple of the spoke in question, using gauge number 13. The nipple is the metal
connector at the base of the spoke where it joins the wheel rim. Give it a quarter turn or so. Don’t over-
tighten the nipple as the spoke may then be too rigid and snap during riding.
If you have not received a spoke key, one can be sent to you for £4 including postage.
You can also give your wheel a quick visual check by spinning it and making sure the brake pads are
equal distances from the wheel when it spins and that it seems to spin in a straight line. Get someone to
help hold the bike if necessary. If the wheel is not true, then the wheel rim will likely rub on the brake pads
at various points as it rotates, use the spoke key to tighten or loosen the spokes at the point where it rubs
to bring the wheel back in to line. You may want to have this done at your local bike shop if you are not
experienced.
Also check and inflate your tyres to the correct PSI regularly, the pressure range of the tyres is printed on
the side wall of the tyre. For heavier riders, you would generally inflate the tyre towards the upped range,
for lighter riders, less.
These maintenance steps aren’t always needed as often on a standard bike but they are for an electric
bike.
If you are not able to perform these checks yourself, you should have your local bike shop do them for you
at your cost.
Lastly, separate all your keys and keep them in a safe place. We do not hold spares here.
