Originally Posted by bud16415

I like a single basket on top of the rear rack for day to day use. I attach them with the heavy duty industrial zip ties, as I find I never have an occasion to not want one on there. On my tour commuter bike I extended the racks a little wider and if I require more capacity touring or groceries I clip on my bin type panniers. On my hybrid like commuter I didn’t extend the rack but use snap clips and bungees to attach all kinds of stuff on top or the sides of the basket. Both bikes have the same basket and it fits a soft side cooler with the plastic bucket inside really well. I use that little cooler a lot.

There is nothing wrong with the side baskets and the folders work well. I had the as a kid hauling newspapers. If you don’t have any heal issues with one they will work. I just started liking the top position and as long as you can get it positioned so it’s not close to your saddle and being able to reach around and get things out of it is nice.





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