Originally Posted by
bark_eater
I think I'd pay twice as much for a stainless steel Wald basket. I remember looking for a stainless alternative, but not finding anything usefull.
A properly chromed (Wald's handlebar chrome is proof they can't do that right either) basket might do the same job and keep the cost down, but a stainless basket would definitely be interesting.
Honestly, I think one of the boutique brands could probably pull it off better though - and given the cost, more likely to be profitable through such a venue. Would be interesting to see Velo-Orange try their hand at something like this. Seeing as a lot of their products are manufactured via the same Chinese heavy industry companies as the dockless bike parts, it's probably not that difficult for them to spec out a conventional basket with the same hardware as the dockless bikes (and preferably stays with eyelet, not axle mounting).
-Kurt