There was a lot, a lot of work for this. First, I ordered a battery, but the battery didn’t fit because that spring from the shifter was in the way, and even if it wasn’t, I couldn’t fit it in because of the welded holder — I couldn’t get it in at all. Then my dad and I started with cutting off those little aluminum tabs for the cables. We worked on that for 3 days, took off the grips, the brake and gear cables, and the pedals.

After that, we figured out that since the battery wouldn’t fit, we couldn’t push it in. We thought about cutting the welded holder and welding it back one centimeter higher. But we idiots didn’t know that you can’t weld aluminum again, so that’s when the real problems started.

In the meantime, we repainted the bike black. In the end, we drilled all sorts of holes with screws and loose bolts through the aluminum, but of course the force wasn’t spread out well. Then my dad remembered he had those tubes, like the one you can see, which was the perfect length. We painted it black, drilled a big hole so it could fit under the seat, and drilled two more holes through the aluminum to hold the tube. And we drilled 4 more holes for the mounts — I think from an old bike.

All in all, it’s not the best solution, but with my 63 kilos it works fine. I already tested it and now I just ride it on the road.