http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Tag: baskets - Recent Topics en Sat, 27 Jun 2026 15:58:51 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=300#post-2268 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 22:07:15 +0000 SRD 2268@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>When I got my bike last year, I needed a new basket for it - having given old ones away with previous bike and because of inability to use panniers or backpack with childseat. I ended up getting quite a generic black metal one, but it always made the handle bars very heavy and unbalanced, and the bracket was wearing a trough in the paint. So, in the autumn, I splurged on a <a href="http://www.bikester.co.uk/bicycle-equipment/bicycle-bags/bar-bags/9898.html?_cid=1_3_2_2110_2119_2234_9898_&amp;c=18#bar-bag-bar-bag-bar-bag-bar-bag-reisenthel-bike-basket">Klickfix Reisenthel Bike basket</a>. I got the boring black (my bike is an icky blue), but I love the red and the patterned versions. It really is nifty, and just thought I should put in a good word for it. It is much lighter, and much better balanced - no more wild swerves. But in googling to find the right website, I also found a reference to this <a href="http://www.henandhammock.co.uk/products/product_detail.asp?102,12,0,0,0">basket </a> which is also rather nifty and a fraction of the price. However, the Reisenthel is definitely suited for carrying lots of small bits, because it closes up, and has internal pockets. One of my problems with traditional baskets is that you still needed a purse or bag to put things in, inside the basket. So for my uses -- nursery, work, shopping -- being able to close it up (and keep things dry) is really important. Oh, and another problem I had with old basket was that light on handlebars often obscured by stuff in basket, but my Knog light clips on the front of the basket, which is handy. Anyway, not sure this should go in _favourite_ kit list, and, I have seen other bags that I would like too, <a href="http://www.sustransshop.co.uk/products/5561-knog-shoulder--handlebar-bag">like this one</a>, but the basket/bag combo seems to fit my current 'lifestyle' better than a proper grown-up bag :) </p>