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You can now put the front wheel in the forks. Make sure that you don’t damage the brake
pads inside the brake caliper in the process. You can also temporarily remove the brake
caliper to make this easier.
Now secure the wheel into the forks with the quick release axle. Make sure this axle is
tightened properly, so your front wheel doesn’t come off.
After securing the front wheel you can put the brake caliper back (in case you removed it
before the wheel installation).
Check to make sure that the wheel spins freely without rubbing on the brakes or
mudguard. If the wheel is rubbing somewhere make the required adjustments to get it to
spin freely.
All bicycles (electric bikes included) have left and right side pedals. Make sure you identify
each one. This image shows how to identify each pedal. You can see the ‘R’ written on
this pedal, denoting this is the right side pedal, to be used on the right side of the bike (if
you were sitting on the bike).
The right side pedal mounts to the right side crank (if you were sitting on the bike) and
left side pedal on the left crank. The right side pedal is a right hand thread, it will tighten
by turning clockwise (normal). The left side pedal is a left hand thread and will tighten by
turning anticlockwise (opposite to normal). It is essential not to confuse which pedal is
used where and not to cross thread the pedals. If it feels too tight, you might have made
a mistake.
The pedals are designed this way so that the act of pedaling (while riding) does not
loosen the pedals over time.
Screw in the pedals as described above for both left and right. Depending on the type of pedal
they can be tightened using an allen key on the inside as shown above or by tightening with a
spanner inbetween the pedal and the crank.
