FiftySix

Those are tempting me, for sure.

LorenMiranda

Wald folding baskets are awesome... But a little noise I have noticed. But if you don't mind keeping rhythm they are pretty dang sweet.

BobbyG

I keep a small, thin bungee cord hooked in the basket, so when they're folded the bungee is between the inner and outer wall. It keeps the basket walls taut, and mostly rattle-free except in extreme bumps and jostles. I then can use the bungee to hook over the top of any bags, or loose items.

Also I have a small, soft pouch that sits between the rear of the baskets and over the rear slope of the rear fender (It's a soft case for a Polaroid camera!) It has a velcro flap and I keep a pair of "reusable" cloth grocery bags in there to help carry smaller items that would normally fall through the basket.

Not to hijack the thread, but here is a bf entry about my baskets:
https://www.bikeforums.net/19511197-post4.html

FiftySix

I finally got a rear rack, a Planet Bike K.O.K.O.

It mounted up easy breezy with plenty of clearance from the brake.

Now I have to sort out the basket and mounting the rear light.

flyjimmy

flyjimmy

Quick release basket and trunk Also for sale

FiftySix

Looks like a nice set of gear. If I hadn't already gotten my rack, I would have considered it all.

ChinookTx

The rack system from Racktime is awesome.

https://www.racktime.com/en/racktime-products/#c249

FiftySix

I never heard of Racktime before. They look to have an impressive array of options.

FiftySix

Just a follow up to say that the zip tie suggestion seems like a better plan than I first thought. I think the 372 zip ties I used should hold the rack in place through the next hurricane.

I did install 3/8" I.D. fuel hose to be a buffer between the rack and the "breakfast" basket I installed. Quiet and solid.

Thanks for all the feedback y'all gave in this thread. It is much appreciated.

MEversbergII

Looks good! For what it's worth my daily commuter / utility bike went for some years having only a steel rod rear-rack (complete with that useless mouse-trap thing) and a plastic crate of some sort zip-tied to hell and back on it. Not sure what kind of crate it was - as memory serves it was like a hybrid between a proper milk crate and those things you see 2L soda bottles on. Yours will work much better, I suspect - if you want to replace those zip ties, something like cable or hose clamps might work, since you've bulked up the rack with those grommets.

FiftySix

I never knew what the mouse trap was for. Maybe a beach towel???

I did finally get a new rear light for that rack. It's a Planet Bike Grateful Red. Quite sizeable and plenty bright for the type of night riding I do.

schiavonec

I use a milk crate, but have found that the flexible gear ties work really well to keep things tightly attached.

MEversbergII

The most credible reason for it I've heard is that it secured older style panniers that draped over the rear rack. I think I used it to hold a small flat box of something, once, as a lark.

FiftySix

That makes a lot of sense. Funny thing is, back in the day when the mouse trap was common I never saw panniers on a bicycle. But, I was young and didn't get out in the bicycle world that much.