tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762558.post3311308321143550541..comments2023-06-17T00:43:15.118-07:00Comments on Urban Adventure League: Junk in the front: A personal history with the Basket Bikeadventure!http://www.blogger.com/profile/11840448827760637569noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762558.post-79422797411791691682012-11-25T00:36:49.237-08:002012-11-25T00:36:49.237-08:00I'm like this with my CETMA rack. I've had...I'm like this with my CETMA rack. I've had it for years and it's been on many bikes. Every so often, though, the appointed bike will break or be repurposed. I've gone 6 months without it recently, and finally having a CETMA bike again is a revelation. <br /><br />I do prefer a rack to a basket: more versatile and higher weight limit. Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00219872477832400734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762558.post-67407569648330328142012-11-21T08:33:51.284-08:002012-11-21T08:33:51.284-08:00I always loved the look and utility of baskets. Od...I always loved the look and utility of baskets. Oddly,I don't think I've ever owned one though,the ones in my memory were all someone else's bikes that I was fortunate enough to have used,LOL! And don't worry,we won't tell anyone you said out loud that Grant likes em too :P<br /><br />The DCStevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03246762086008161237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762558.post-36564568101635843682012-11-20T22:05:23.398-08:002012-11-20T22:05:23.398-08:00tj, I thought about that, but right now the remova...tj, I thought about that, but right now the removable wire bike basket offers the most versatility, and looks classy doing it. The plastic box needs to be transportable, hence it going into the basket and not "hard-wired" to the rack. The box also needs to be waterproof (Portland in winter) and if I start compromising the box, I run into issues of rain and water getting in. Maybe at some point I'll figure out a good way to do it, but right now this system works fine. (Also, I put my backpack in the basket, it wouldn't fit into that plastic box.)<br /><br />The rack is a Sunlite and it seems ok so far. Supposedly rated for 40 lbs (?) but I wouldn't push it that far. If I had to buy one, I go for the Soma rack.<br /><br />Thanks for your compliments! And if you really want to exaust yourself with all this flickr biz, start following bike related stuff on flickr.adventure!https://www.blogger.com/profile/11840448827760637569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762558.post-87876071985745708622012-11-20T15:48:30.040-08:002012-11-20T15:48:30.040-08:00I'm a bit of a front basket lover too, they ar...I'm a bit of a front basket lover too, they are possibly the best all round luggage solution for general commuting and shopping. No matter what the bulk, a basket coupled with a cargo net will hold almost anything! Smut Pedallerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05939627997312788346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13762558.post-35318492737798564832012-11-20T08:32:04.329-08:002012-11-20T08:32:04.329-08:00I have plans to mount a basket to my new Cruiser b...I have plans to mount a basket to my new Cruiser but have not yet made a decision about which one, although I am swinging towards the 139. But I like the front rack/basket combo. Seeing your plastic container in the basket made me wonder why not forego the basket and engineer some mounts for the container? With the rack all manner of containers could be used, from plastic to wood to bamboo or wicker...or even some super box from Pelican. I have one and it is bullet-proof and heavy.<br /><br />What rack do you have installed? I am far from clear what will fit my oddball bicycle but I like the one from Sunlite.<br /><br />Your previous post concerning the go-anywhere bike is spot-on. As a follower of Gypsy Nick I have completely altered my views about the One Bike. (But don't tell my '81 Schwinn SLT.) Big tires and steel, of course, but now that I am considering all things Intermodal, ship-ability is a consideration. Surly Travellers Check? That is what the Wildcat uses.<br /><br />Shawn, you'll have to forgive me for the length of my comments. Feel free to edit/delete/ridicule. I follow over fifty Blogs, all but three of which are cycling related. It is becoming a problem. But having found yours by way of Nicholas I now have fifty-one. It's exhausting, really.<br /><br />And finally (for now): Man, I love your comix!<br /><br />tj <br /><br />Tim Joe Comstockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05351911607475089105noreply@blogger.com