El Eagle Upgrades

I bought a WAAAY fun new electric bike last year, the El Eagle X9R, this particular frame sold as a promotional piece from the Azbo Electric Skateboard Company.
It was preety great and fun right out of the box, but I'm a Tinker, I can never leave anything alone!

So, the first and easiest thing was a couple of these neoprene computer cable management sleeves. They zip on over all the cables here too. Really neatens up the front end and keeps things clear from other accessories.

Since I'm used to trail bikes with suspensions, this was a rough ride at first. So, I headed down to the old Local Bike Coop, and bought the springs and clamp off of an old Schwinn seat to bolt onto this set up.

I really wanted a way to haul stuff without a backpack. So, I ripped apart a broken conference room chair for "Donor Chrome" ...

...and built on this sweet chrome luggage rack. That was nice to just be able to strap things on top of ...

...but then I found these sweet, light-weight saddle bags and mounted them onto the frame.

NOW this baby is ready to go anywhere! It's perfect for to and from work, quick grocery or hardware store runs.

We're not done yet! I have the next several upgrades in the works, and I'm asking the frame company for the 3D model so I can better plan them. Stay tuned for the adventures of the #ElEagle!