Originally Posted by
kickstart
In my limited experience, for a road bike, a front basket or rack is best limited to light items for convenience, there's no advantage handling wise, and heavy loads are very akward.
Agreed. I haven't tried a frame-mounted front rack, but in my experience, anything more than a couple of pounds in a bar/fork-mounted front rack will cause dangerous steering difficulties. Weight should go on the back, and as low as possible.