New bike battery problem

[Arpit]

Hiya, on my old bike I taped the the 7 amp hour lead acid battery for my light to the seat bar.
However, on my new bike, I don't really want to tape stuff. Any ideas on how to mount it?

 

[Deep Freud Moor]

Arpit <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Hiya, on my old bike I taped the the 7 amp hour lead acid battery for my light to the seat bar.
> However, on my new bike, I don't really want to tape stuff. Any ideas on how to mount it?

What are the dimensions of it? Can you put it under the seat? I have seen them mounted in a bracket
where the drink bottle holder goes. Did you get a bracket with it, or are they available?

More info would help!
---
DFM

 

[Jose Rizal]

Arpit :

> Hiya, on my old bike I taped the the 7 amp hour lead acid battery for my light to the seat bar.
> However, on my new bike, I don't really want to tape stuff. Any ideas on how to mount it?

Get three nylon straps with plastic buckles, about an inch wide and at least 45cm long each from any
disposals store. Place the battery in the corner where the seat tube and top tube meets. Use two
straps to secure the battery to the top tube, and one strap to secure it to the seat tube. Make sure
to place padding on the contact areas if you are worried about scratching your frame.

You may be able to use the head tube-top tube corner if your dimensions allow it.

 

[Arpit]

hi, no I didnt get a bracket for it, and they arent available. Its a rectangular prism, 2.5 kilos,
13.5cmx10.5x15 Bracket for drink bottle may be too frajile, I don't know.

On Tue, 23 Sep 2003 21:08:28 +1000, "Deep Freud Moors"
<deepfloydmars@yIaWONThBITEoYA!o.co.uk> wrote:

>Arpit <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> Hiya, on my old bike I taped the the 7 amp hour lead acid battery for my light to the seat bar.
>> However, on my new bike, I don't really want to tape stuff. Any ideas on how to mount it?
>
>What are the dimensions of it? Can you put it under the seat? I have seen them mounted in a bracket
>where the drink bottle holder goes. Did you get a bracket with it, or are they available?
>
>More info would help!
>---
>DFM

 

[Tim Jones]

"Arpit" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hiya, on my old bike I taped the the 7 amp hour lead acid battery for my light to the seat bar.
> However, on my new bike, I don't really want to tape stuff. Any ideas on how to mount it?

I am looking at doing the same - my plan is to put it in a pouch and connect it up with velcro. You
can get thick velcro from lincraft or similar, and I use it to hold on my U lock and bike pump
currently.

Tim

 

[Sean]

Arpit <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Hiya, on my old bike I taped the the 7 amp hour lead acid battery for my light to the seat bar.
> However, on my new bike, I don't really want to tape stuff. Any ideas on how to mount it?

You should be able to get an under-seat bag that fits the battery, I've got an Axiom brand one, I
think from Wheels in Motion - a couple of years ago though. You'll probably need to add an extra
strap (such as a toe-strap) around the bag, battery and saddle rails, but the bag basically holds
it in place.

Sean

 

[Terry Collins]

Arpit wrote:
>
> Hiya, on my old bike I taped the the 7 amp hour lead acid battery for my light to the seat bar.
> However, on my new bike, I don't really want to tape stuff. Any ideas on how to mount it?

1) Buy a rear touring rack and mount it on that. I soldered (oxy) a plate onto mine and hold it down
with a battery clamp. The plate can mount up the centre and still allow you to mount panniers.

2) "Manufacture"a bag to hang off the top bar with bottom corner ties to down and seat tubes.

3) Handlebar bar.

4) Bend a handle bar support, i.e. bend a battery support in that position where the handelbar goes.

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[John Doe]

> Hiya, on my old bike I taped the the 7 amp hour lead acid battery for
: > my light to the seat bar. However, on my new bike, I don't really want to tape stuff. Any ideas
: > on how to mount it?
:

Fortunately I have my old pouch from my Cateye daylights. I have had to repair it a couple of times
but its great. If you want me to take a couple of pics for you let me know.

Pete

 

[Tony F]

On Tue, 23 Sep 2003 08:46:54 GMT, Arpit <[email protected]> wrote:

>Hiya, on my old bike I taped the the 7 amp hour lead acid battery for my light to the seat bar.
>However, on my new bike, I don't really want to tape stuff. Any ideas on how to mount it?

http://members.iinet.net.au/~fathers/images/battery2.jpg

was my original, and I stll use something similar, but have some extra nylon strap around the frame
after the rubber failed.

It's just a Cateye bottle mount which I cut so I could get the battery in, and then strapped to the
bike *around* the frame - I don't rust bidon mounts to hold that much weight. Works really well, and
much less detrimental handling than high mounts.

Tony F www.thefathippy.com