Originally Posted by
ckasper
Hi,
Ok, I'm on day 5 of E-zip bike commuting (8 miles each way). I was frustrated because the standard pannier racks would not fit, they wanted to clip on to the missing piece of the rack missing for the battery. So... I devised a low tech solution involving a wire closet basket, 4 hose clamps and a wire cutter to cut out an opening for the battery. So far so good. See attached picture if you want to see the beast
ckasper
Nice idea! We can always use practical info to solve real problems of eZip users.
Another approach I used was to buy some racks for the front. Mine are Delta Megaracks for forks with shocks, subtitle Shocktreatment racks. I like them because they put the weight low. The pannier is 1/3 below the front axle. Some day I'm going to write about the scooter headlight I got from a scooter store, to be driven by the 24 volt batteries, the minoura front fork light mount, the place to get 40 amp fuses, the ones in the battery case. And the Power Grips to keep your foot conveniently on the pedal, the little outlet tester I carry so I can check whether publicly accessible outlets have power before unpacking, the Loghouse Rain Cape to keep a commuter dry .....
I think MR tprietzel's info has value and has a place. Maybe we should have icons identifying Theoretical and Applied separately.