Possible to handlebar mount pelican case onto Genesis V2100?

[dogman dan]

Definitely gets harder to mount any battery that comes as a lunchbox size square. Busting it into two 24v sections would help a ton I bet. Half in the frame, half on the bars would work great. Less than 5 pounds on the bars works fine.

I get away with carrying my lipo the way I do, only because it's not that much weight, 700wh or so. And, I really don't ride all that fast. 15 mph or less on single track, but fast as it goes on roads of course. So I got used to that shitty rear rack weighing 8 pounds. 15 pounds there is intolerable for sure, off road.

Like that setup on the mid drive Bozi, when I carried like that, I had hard metal boxes that kept cutting up my knees. But they did protect the cells. 8)

 

[John Bozi]

It's just 13cm wide v shape tray with a few bends up at the ends - not even a complete v or enclosed from the sides.

The curves of the bends and the sanded round edges mean I've never scratched myself on them. All held up down with velcro straps - if there were a fire most of them would fall right off.

They air cool at the expense of possible puncture....

The mid drive is actually a dual drive. bb202 = massive granny gear top speed of about 10kmh could climb anything and then the hub motor did the rest.

 

[dogman dan]

I keep my screen resolution big, so my old fart eyes can read it. But it cuts the right side off the pictures. I see the big ol hub motor now.

I'd like to do similar thing for a big touring bike, or bike that tows a camper. Cruise would be with the big hubbie, but the mid drive there to help over the big mountains.

Dreaming again though, I love the comforts of home too much to tour.

 

[ecycler]

Step one sell the battery and buy something that suits your space. If you haven't bought it then dont.

Front fork is easy if you have dual crown forks as you will be giving up too much of that expensive travel IMO.

Another option if your not to concerned about perfect pedaling is front of the seat above. Yes weight is high up but not as high on the fork.
Basically get a cheap seat rack and turn it forward and bend it down and reinforce it to the top bar.

I did run 10ah 16s headways until I sold them for much more mounting friendly lipo bricks..... Under the shopping bag is a pelican case and reversed seat post.

You ride hookworms on single track trails with that much weight up high? That is mighty impressive!

 

[John Bozi]

You ride hookworms on single track trails with that much weight up high? That is mighty impressive!

Did for a while, as I transitioned from being mostly an on-road bike to an off-road bike. Keeping a straight line was very important to say the least and yes I slid out a few times and then progressed onto high rollers and creepy crawlers....

 

[jimw1960]

Is your battery size really only 6" x 6" x 4"? That seems pretty tiny for a 48v20ah battery. How heavy is it? If it is really that small, I would just put it in a pannier bag. Or, maybe one of these over-the-frame (as opposed to inside the frame) frame bags would work. http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Pcych-Mid-Frame-Bike-Bag-Hydrator-Commuter-Fits-Up-To-A-16-Laptop-/171976022321?hash=item280a91d931:g:k3gAAOSwiLdV~j1t

 

[dogman dan]

The latest cells do pack a lot of ah in a tiny can. Just too bad the pack wasn't 4 x8 x 4" thick. That would fit a tight frame better.

Really, it's light enough to get away with a rear rack carry too, if the riding is not too damn technical. Panniers would be fine if not for the rear suspension. But without the rear suspension, it would fit in the frame triangle too.

 

[jimw1960]

Panniers would be fine if not for the rear suspension. But without the rear suspension, it would fit in the frame triangle too.

You can buy seat-post mounted racks with pannier mounts. I have one on my rear suspension mountain bike. http://www.amazon.com/Delta-Mega-Porter-Pannier-Support/dp/B000ACAMEW/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1446035382&sr=8-8&keywords=bicycle+seat+post+rack

 

[Chalo]

Seat post racks have several problems. They break easily, they swivel on the post (or they turn the seat), and they can cause the seatpost itself to fail.

Old Man Mountain makes some good racks that work on rear suspension bikes, or those without rack mounting fittings.