resolvedI'm considering putting a rear rack and some sort of basket onto my recently rebuilt winter town hack. I use this bike very frequently as a general runaround. Often I'm carrying stuff in a rugsack and I'm getting sick of it. It wasn't so bad in summer, but with the weather turning the amount of extra layers, plus hat/gloves/lights and sometimes a change of clothes/towel the weight is getting to me.
I have panniers but frankly they're too much hassle for short journeys, and I need to be able to carry stuff more comfortably when off the bike. So I figure bolting some sort of large wire basket onto the back with maybe bungee cord/elastic webbing is ideal. Simply throw the bag in and secure it, then take it out again at the other end with no fuss.
I have a basic rack already, not very sturdy, but it should do. I have one of those silly frames with rack eyelets down at the dropouts but none on the seatstays. I'll either get one of those seatpost collar things or else I'm sure P-clips will come to the rescue.
Anyway, I just need a basket, and so far the best I can find is this one. I can't see any obvious flaws though some of the reviews mention the mounts being problematic. I'll probably end up using tons of cable ties instead. I've been looking for something more like a shopping basket, more wide and long than tall, as with my heaviest bag I'd prefer to have it lying down on it's back than perched up in a basket.
So, is there somewhere I can pick up something like a wire shopping basket free or cheap? If it's only £10 delivered or so for the Amazon one I can't really justify spending much. If nothing comes up I'll default to that one.
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