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Congratulations onyourpurchaseofEcoSpeed’s ElectricMid-DrivefortheSunEZ-1modelrecumbent
bicycles.TheElectricMid-Driveis theworld’sbestmulti-speed,throttleoperated,electric-assistconver-
sionandtheonlyelectric-assistdesigned specificallytofita varietyofrecumbentbicycles.
Theseinstructions will guideyoustepbystepthroughwhatwehopewill bea simpleand painless instal-
lationof yourEMD.Themechanicalskills involved are modestand,wegiveyouhints andtips atevery
stepthatreflectwhata professionalmechanicknows.Ifatanytimeyouhaveproblems,call us at1-866-
EcoSpeed (866-326-7733)forfriendlytechnicalassistanceore-mailus at support@ecospeed.net.
A word onhowtheseinstructions areorganized.Eachstepis under a majorheading–Step1:,Step2:,
etc.Ifyou’veinstalled anEMDbefore youcanjustread themajorheadings and ignore theexplanatory
text.Beloweachmajorheadingis a listof sub-steps.Theimportantinformationineachsub-stepis in
boldtext.Ifyou’re a competentbikemechanic,youcanjustreadthebold textand safelyignore therest.
Theremainingtextis there toclarifythings fornon-mechanics. We’vealsoincluded tips andhints in
Italics.
Beforegettingstartedcheckthatall thepiecesneededwereincludedinyourshipment:
See Packinglistincludedwithyourshipment
Youwill also needthefollowingtools:
1)Bicyclechainbreaker. Availablefromanybikeshop.
2)2.5mm,3mm,4mm and5mmhex(orAllen)wrenches. (Thestandard “L”shapedhex
wrenches sold atbikeshops andhardwarestoreswill probablywork but,theirshorthandlesmake
looseningand tighteningdifficult,especiallyinthelargersizes.A betteralternativeis a¼”ratchet
drivewrenchand hexsockets.Yourlocal hardwarestoremayhavethemortry www.snapon.com for
topquality.)
3)10mm nutdriver.
4)8mmnutdriver.
5)Wireclippersorscissors.
6)Largepliers.
7)Phillipsscrewdriver.
8)TorqueWrench(optional).
Onceyouhaveall theparts and toolsyouneed,it’stimetoclear a nicespacetowork,find severalof
hours time, and gettoit.
Step 0:Makesurethatyourbikeisingoodcondition.
Ifyouhaven’thad yourbiketunedupbyyourlocalbikeshopina while, nowwouldbea good time. In-
stallingtheEMDwill placeextra stress onyourbikesoit’s importantthatitbeintopcondition.
Step 1:Findawayto secureyourbikewhile working.
Theidealhereistomountyourbikeonaworkstandsuchasbikeshopsuse.Ifyouhaveac-
cess toonegreat,otherwisethere are other possibilities.
