Faraday 101 Owner's Manual - page 12
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III. SAFETY & OPERATION
III. SAFETY & OPERATION
Shifting: The shifter control is located on the inside portion of your bicycle’s
right grip. Move to your desired gear ratio by cycling through your shifter
control. As you pedal, ease off a bit to allow the mechanism to engage,
and—well, that’s it. You just shifted. With internal geared hubs, you can shift
whenever you want, whether you are moving or stopped.
Picking the Right Gear: On most rear hubs, gear ratios are ranked numerically:
the lowest number indicates a gear ratio best suited for the steepest hills; the
highest number indicates a gear ratio for the highest speed. Experiment by
shifting between the gears. You will discover that the higher the gear ratio, the
harder it is to get going.
Practice finding the gear ratio that is best suited for starting in any situation;
this ratio should give you quick acceleration without sacrificing your control
of the bicycle. Try to shift into a good starting gear ratio every time you are
stopped.
Once you become confident with shifting, try to anticipate changes in grade or
conditions. Shift to a lower gear before the hill gets too steep. Combined with
pedal assist, climbing any hill is a cinch!
PRO TIP: If shifting between gears becomes clunky or inefficient,
chances are that the mechanism is out of adjustment. Take the bicycle to
a qualified bicycle mechanic for service.
SELECTOR
Located on the inside portion of your bicycle’s left handlebar grip, the Mode
Selector controls the bike’s pedal assist. There are 3 modes:
OFF, STANDARD,
and
BOOST.
OFF is indicated by the open circle, STANDARD by the small circle and BOOST
by the larger circle.
Battery Level Gauge: The E-Ink screen on the selector,
AKA the “fuel gauge”, will let you know how much
battery charge is left. A full charge will provide
15-20+ miles of pedal assist (For more information
on charging, see p.47).
PRO TIP: Anytime you’re off the bike, click the selector to OFF mode so
you won’t accidentally trigger the motor; nobody likes a runaway bicycle.