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03-21-14, 04:41 AM

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Originally Posted by kookaburra1701

I love my wald basket. Personally, I think having a front basket and rear rack is the best of both worlds. I can throw all my crap in the basket without much thought (like U lock, etc) and if I realize I need to stop at the grocery store for a gallon of milk or whatever, I'm not SOL if I didn't bring panniers or bungie cords. Then the rear rack can handle large items that would be awkward or might not fit in the front basket.

Nice!

I use a cargo net on my front basket to keep things in, it lives on the bike. I have also used one over the rear baskets to keep things from bouncing out too.

Aaron

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