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Old 05-23-12 | 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Burton
Can't access your video but imagine you're talking about a mount in about the same place as a third bottle cage on a touring bike. I don't see any issues but think an off-the-shelf bottle cage and battery would be a lot simpler.
I guess you have a dial-up modem? Anyway, in the video, the 12v12a/h is placed exactly where I intend to install it, and I rotate the pedals to demonstrate that I have clearance.

This is a Trek 720 Ladies frame, so there is only ONE set of bottle cage bosses. I think I will have to use longer screws to mount the Bottle Cage, to reach through the Fiberglass.

I really want to see how it works with the weight of the battery placed so low. Also, I think I can mount some kind of Chain-Guard to the side of the Battery Box.

Thanks for your suggestion, I assume you mean a Nickel Cadmium battery, like the Night-Sun system?

I have built a mock-up of the battery box using foam board, and I will wrap it in Epoxy Fiberglass soon.
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