Battery in pannier.

[cycling weakly]

Due to lack of space in the triangle of a Norco Charger frame, which is fitted with a BBS02, I have fitted my HL battery inside a pannier. Will it be OK to carry waterproofs etc. in the same pannier, or might the battery overheat ?.

Steve

 

[Deleted member 4366]

The battery won't overheat, but it will wear through your pannier rather rapidly. It's generally not a good idea to put batteries in panniers because they jump about a lot and bang against the pannier frame.

As you have a hardtail, it would be much better to bolt the battery carrier to the rack.

 

[cycling weakly]

Thanks Dave. The battery isn't loose in the pannier. I have bolted the battery carrier to an offcut of click together flooring, shaped & sanded to fit down the front half of pannier this in turn is bolted through the back of the pannier to four 10mm rubber lined P clips, mounted on the top & down rails of the rack. Apart from the hassle of having to remove the pannier or rack to wash the bike, I am quite happy with the result.

 

[Woosh]

could you post some pictures?
They many help people who want to convert a step through bike.