Folding Bikes - Basket fever

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TrekJapan
05-15-09, 07:31 PM
No photo yet but after putting a basket on my kids folder I ordered a Klickfix frame adapter from Thorusa (photo snipped from his site) and put a basket on the front of my Dahon Speed TR.
Not that exact basket but it gives you a slight idea of what it's about.
Anyway I was about 95% sure I didn't like it and then I realized it was Friday afternoon and I had no beer in the fridge. God bless having a basket.
I'll get a pic later. I likely won't leave it on but it takes two whole screws and maybe 2 whole minutes to install. I'll put it on when I need it and take it off when I don't.
John
http://www.thorusa.com/images/dahon/accessories/0211st_3.gif
ChainlessRev
05-15-09, 09:57 PM
I just got 2 sample baskets - will post up some pictures hopefully by this weekend! It comes with an adapter suitable for most if not all folding bikes. Very modern looking and the best part is....it is folds and is collapsible!
tc
yangmusa
05-15-09, 10:08 PM
I put a basket on my city bike a few years ago, and I think it's one of the best bike accessories I've ever had. I love being able to throw anything in there. No need for panniers, and the basket's always there and waiting :)
TrekJapan
05-16-09, 04:06 AM
Here's a pic of the geek mobile. Speed TR with klickfix adapter and Rixen Kaul basket.
John
http://homepage.mac.com/hagensieker/.Public/speedtr_basket.jpg
owenfinn
05-18-09, 07:41 PM
I'll get a pic later. I likely won't leave it on but it takes two whole screws and maybe 2 whole minutes to install. I'll put it on when I need it and take it off when I don't.
John
Don't know about you - but since attaching the frame adapter to the front of my Curve SL, the kids in my neighborhood (Yokohama) have bestowed the bike with the name "Kabuto Jitensha" after the king of all bugs in Japan "Kabuto mushi". A very high honor methinks :lol:.
Kabuto mushi
http://www.natural-japan.net/photos/coleoptera/Allomyrina_dichotoma_11.jpg
My Kabuto Jitensha
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3594/3428953982_a6ed05eb87.jpg?v=0
TrekJapan
05-18-09, 09:42 PM
Now that is funny.
Nice pic and set up John.
I see a place for water, for coffee, and now, BEER! : )
Doesn't get any better than that for preparedness!
Hopefully it'll stop raining here one day....
Rgds,
K.
owenfinn-san,
Kabuto-jitensya kakkoii yo!
Definately a compliment! ; )