pawn

Hey everyone. Looking for a little help here. I want to get a rear basket for my rack, since it's gets super hot and humid here in the spring and summer (backpack means back sweat.) Thing is, I want a good looking basket that one might see on a vintage bike.

I can't describe it so well, but I have seen baskets with low sides and wood bottoms that look really nice. I assume they are almost always used in conjunction with straps or bungee chords to make sure this stay in since the low sides.

Any info or links to something like this is appreciated. And if it matters, I have a road bike, not a hybrid.

thanks

Rob_E

If you're planning to bungee it on to the rack, I'm assuming you're looking for something not made for a bicycle rack. When I was looking for something similar for my bike, I just went to various department and discount stores looking for regular, wicker and wooden baskets. Walmart, Target, TJ Max, Big Lots all had baskets that had potential to fit the bill.

I ended up with a plastic, collapsible basket I found at Lowes. Not as "classic" looking as the wooden and wicker options, for sure, but I used p-clamps to attach it to my rack and found that with the basket folding up, I could often transport the bike in the car without removing the basket.

pawn

No, I meant using the bungee to keep things in the basket, not to keep the basket on the bike.

skyrider

If its any help. I use the baskets from inside of freezers, there plastic coated and roomy.

kdiehl

Rivendell has wire baskets. No wood bottoms though.

https://www.rivbike.com/

pawn

Thanks for the suggestions so far. If it's any help the front basket on the bike in the attachment is what I'd like to get, but for a rear rack (or similar). I took this image from the townie thread in the ss/fg forum:

dbuhler

Just saw this one at REI, looks like a workable solution. It does not have the classic lines of the one in the pic but does look nice.

https://www.rei.com/product/780119

barturtle

Possibly a bit late in coming to this, but there is a basket here that might fit your needs

dtipton

Wald Baskets

https://waldsports.com/index.cfm/baskets.html

BA Commuter

Not cheap, but this one looks something like what you described. https://tinyurl.com/bf2vxy

DallasSoxFan

+1

I have the collapsable pair and they look nice both collapsed and open.

Square & Compas

Try these;
https://waldsports.com/index.cfm/baskets.html
https://www.waldsports.com/index.cfm/...rcarriers.html
https://www.waldsports.com/index.cfm/...ingbasket.html
https://www.waldsports.com/index.cfm/...earbasket.html

I have a pair of the 582, folding baskets and love them! Since I also use saddle bags I do not bother with the fasteners to keep the bags on the rack, I use cable ties and just cut them off when I have to switch.

unterhausen

I think that may actually be the rack.

mstrpete

this model actually slides on and off of a Blackburn-size rear rack:
https://waldsports.com/index.cfm/wald...rcarriers.html
It's a snug fit, but workable.

barturtle

Same basket I had linked to, $20 is a heck of a price difference!

BA Commuter

I hear ya! Sorry, I didn't check all of the links!