Originally Posted by
hotbike
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.
Actually I was thinking more along the lines of 11.1V polymer lithium-ion battery packs. There are lots on the market, but I think I've got the best source currently available. Two 5.6Ah battery packs will fit inside a Cage Rocket, which fits a standard bottle cage. The batteries are wired to be linked together so you can actually end up with the smallest 11Ah form factor on the market. And some pretty amazing run time.