PSA: XPedition 2.0 + Front Basket + Elite Headlight requires an additional mounting bracket that Lectric does not document.
Posting this because I just burned a bunch of time figuring it out, and Reddit ultimately had the answer when Lectric’s own product page and installation documentation did not.
We recently bought an XPedition 2.0 and added Lectric’s Front Basket. The basket came with a headlight extension cable, clearly intended to let you relocate the headlight to the basket.
Problem: there is physically no way to mount the XPedition 2.0’s Elite Headlight to the basket with the hardware provided.
The headlight’s mounting bolt runs side-to-side/perpendicular to the bike. The mounting hole on the front basket runs front-to-back/parallel with the bike. You need an additional offset/90-degree adapter bracket between them.
That bracket did not come with our XPedition 2.0, and it did not come with the Front Basket.
After assuming I must be missing something and searching around, I found multiple older posts here from other XPedition 2.0 owners with the exact same problem. Apparently Lectric makes the required bracket, and multiple owners have reported that support mailed it to them for free after they contacted Lectric and asked for it.
So, for anyone finding this later:
If you have an XPedition 2.0 with the Elite Headlight and install the Lectric Front Basket, you may need to contact Lectric support and request the additional Elite Headlight/front-basket mounting bracket.
I’ve contacted Lectric support for ours and will update this post when I hear back.
The frustrating part is that this has apparently been happening since at least spring/summer 2025, yet as of October 2026 I can’t find any explanation of it in Lectric’s own documentation.
Their Front Basket page lists the XPedition 2.0 as compatible. The basket even includes the electrical extension cable necessary to relocate the light. But neither the product page nor the basket installation instructions tell XPedition 2.0 owners that an additional mechanical bracket may be required, show the bracket, list it as included/not included, or explain how to obtain one.
That’s not a great customer experience. If a Lectric accessory requires an additional Lectric-specific component to install correctly on a current Lectric bike, customers shouldn’t have to discover that through Reddit.
I’m posting photos showing the two incompatible mounting orientations so hopefully the next person searching for this can immediately tell that they aren’t crazy and aren’t simply overlooking a bolt.
I’ll also link the previous threads below because those owners are the reason I was finally able to figure this out.
If Lectric sees this: please add this information to the Front Basket product page and installation instructions, and ideally just include the required bracket with baskets going to XPedition 2.0 owners.
April 2025 Reddit thread — XPedition 2 + small front basket + Elite light — particularly useful because the OP later confirmed Lectric mailed the missing bracket. https://www.reddit.com/r/Lectricxp/s/UVGxkyrqn0
July 2025 Reddit thread — Elite headlight/front cargo basket issue — essentially the exact same discovery we made. https://www.reddit.com/r/Lectricxp/s/DnllGfg9XI
July 2025 Reddit thread — XPedition 2.0 + Elite Light + Front Basket — includes the later answer that Lectric makes the additional bracket and will send it. https://www.reddit.com/r/Lectricxp/s/olCCK7DRc5
And then Lectric’s own current pages:
Front Basket product page: https://lectricebikes.com/products/front-basket
Basket Installation instructions: https://help.lectricebikes.com/l/en/article/2an9fl9gwh-basket-installation
Elite Headlight product page. Shows the bracket in the product page, but was not included with my XPedition 2.0 purchase. Perhaps it comes with the light if you buy it solo, but not when buying it with the XPedition 2.0 package: https://lectricebikes.com/products/elite-headlight
As of October 4, 2026, those pages establish the compatibility but don’t explain the extra bracket requirement.
I’ll add updates I get from their support once o hear back from them