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Owner's Guide to the care & feeding of your e-bike
How to ride & take care of your e-bike:
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Taking care of your new e-bike (factsheet) Hot tips to avoid theft, make your battery last long, and keep your bike running smoothly and efficiently.
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How to ride an e-bike for the first time (factsheet) Whether you are an experienced bike rider or not, take it step by step to get to know your new bike. Trying an e- trike? Check out the Electric Tricycles Must Read Guide on How to Ride
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Learn how to ride comfortably and safely The League of American Bicyclists has online resources and links to local bike clubs and instructors who can provide in person education to help you feel secure on the road. Local clubs can also help you find - and advocate for - safe routes. The CalBike's Learn To Ride at Any Age is another good resource.
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E-Bike Owners Guide (23 page PDF, last updated 8/30/21) The second half of this Buyer & Owner Guide has in depth discussion of how to protect, insure, and maintain your e-bike.
Security - Don't lose that new bike:
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The Best Bike Lock - Comprehensive guide to keeping your bike secure. Includes thorough listing of 3rd party tested bike locks. and many excellent tips for storing and locking your bike.
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Best bike lock 2020 (June 2020) - D-locks, foldable locks and chain locks tested and rated by Bike Radar
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Ways To Theft-Proof Your Wheels & Secure Components (April 2016) Locking Security Skewers, Seatpost Locks and more from The 2020 Bikepacking Bike Buyer’s Guide.
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Best Bicycle GPS Tracker (March 2020) and 4 Best Bike Trackers for Catching Thieves Red Handed (March 2019: Useful buying guides for comparing GPS trackers to find your bike if it is stolen.
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Register your bike in the free national Bike Index database to increase chances of recovering your bike if it is stolen.
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Bike lockers - BikeLink provides card operated secure bike lockers throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, plus locations in Davis, Sacramento, Santa Cruz, Tahoe, Southern California, Oregon, Washington, Las Vegas, Utah, St Louis, & Burlington VT
Stories & Blogs Tales from riders about what it is like to ride an e-bike and how it can change your life, as well as blogs about maintaining and upgrading your bike and about policies to help more people get on e-bikes. Plus ways you can help share your story
FAQ Our growing collection of the questions people ask: Cost? Rebates? Good or the environment? How far & how fast? What about theft? Is it cheating?
San Francisco Bay Area info - where can I ride? (& park)
To find info on where you can ride - and places to safely park and what transit you can take your e-bike on, see the San Francisco Bay Area e-bike info page