Hi folks, last night I had an all out wrestling match with a box of hose clamps and guess what... I won! I now have a Wald 582 latched on to one side of my Topeak rack. (I have another one waiting in the wings, which I will probably install soon.) I used 5 hose clamps -- two on the top, one on the bottom, one as far back as possible, and another one in the middle. Doesn't seem like that basket is going anywhere anytime soon. Good stuff.

My only concern is -- when I close the basket to the side of the bike, I can't find any way to open it back up without using a flat head screwdriver. There just does not seem to be a way to wedge my stubby fingers in there to get the hook open.

I don't want to have to carry a screwdriver around just in case I need to open the baskets to carry something home!

Wald should put a wing on the back of the hook, that would give me some leverage and make it easier... I wonder if this is a mod I could do somehow...

Any ideas?

Thanks!