I've had my Wald 157 mounted to the quick release for the last few years. I've never had any problems with any of the mounting points. I overload the heck out of it: 40L of compost, bags of dog food, stone dust, potting soil, clear crushed stone, plants, bike frames and wheels, groceries, bench grinders, landscaping tools, carpentry tool bags...



As far as I know, a Shimano QR can apply more force than a nut so I don't worry about clamping power. Also, I expect that once the QR is closed down the weight of the rack is being supported by the clamping force, not by resting on the thin QR axle, (which is actually quite strong anyway) so I don't think that the weight of the basket and it's load will hurt the QR axle.

From inside out it goes: hub-> fork-> basket strut-> QR spring-> QR nut or lever. You could put a washer between the fork and strut if necessary, I'd use a knurled one (might be a good idea even if you don't need the clearance). Make sure you re-adjust the tightness of the QR after you first install it as the strut will bend and settle into place the first couple of times you clamp it down. If you don't, you might not be clamping the fork very hard.


Although I feel this is safe, I would only use a Shimano QR. I've pulled out too many rear wheels with other QR's so I stay away from them as much as possible.




Those of you who have it mounted to a rack: is it more stable than just with it's own struts? I would think it would be wobbly when loaded as most racks aren't as wide as the strut mounting points.