If you have the EBFEC Ares electric bike then we have a dedicated assembly page

When your new electric bike arrives carefully take the bike and content from the box. Please note how the electric bike was packaged incase you need to return the bike. We strongly suggest you take a video or series of photos. We can't accept returns without the original undamaged packaging. For further details please read our returns policy

If you have chosen to assemble your new electric bike yourself then there are a few tools you'll require, an Allen or hex key set and a pump.

Once you have unpacked your electric bike your first task is to fit the wheels, (normally only the front wheel). If your wheel has a quick release skewer fit this loosely through the wheel axle. The lever on the skewer fits to the left of the wheel.
If your bike has an axle and nut then loosen the nuts and fit the wheel in the fork.
If your bike has a through axle then position the wheel in the fork, insert the axle and tighten.

Fit the wheel to the bike, carefully making sure the disc rotor is in the centre of the brake calliper. Then tighten the skewer, securing nuts or through axle depending on your particular bike. If using a skewer then it doesn't need to be too tight, the skewer's job is to be clamped against the frame, thus securing the wheel in place. Position the wheel so it's pointing straight ahead.

If your electric bike has a stem arrangement similar to the above diagram then the handlebar now needs to be secured to the front of the stem.

If the stem needs positioning (it's likely to be pointing to the rear of the bike) then release the steerer clamp bolts and rotate the stem to the front and then tighten the steerer screws again.

Fitting the pedals is a quick 1 minute job OR fitting the pedals can be very frustrating leading to lots of swearing and losing of tempers!

Take the 1 minute route by remembering that the left pedal has a reverse thread meaning that you need to turn the pedal the reverse of what you would normally to tighten a screw or bolt. So facing the bike you would turn the left pedal counter clockwise to tighten and you would turn the right pedal clockwise.

Most left pedals will have a "L" or other mark marked on it so you can easily identify the left and right pedals. Failing that it's easy to tell the pedals apart by looking at the threads.

Hold the pedal with the thread at the top. The thread on the left pedal will slope UP from RIGHT to LEFT while the right pedal's thread will slope UP from the LEFT to the RIGHT.

NEVER force a pedal, you should be able to install the pedal by hand with the hex key or pedal spanner only needed for the final tightening of the pedal.

If you have a torque wrench then tighten the pedal to the required torque. If you don't have a torque wrench then there's no need to apply too much force. The reason the left pedal is reverse threaded is that when you're cycling the rotating peddling motion tightens the pedal so it's unlikely they will come loose.