In a lot of ways, a folding bike is the ideal solution to my situation. It's small, and folds up and fits in a closet at home, which is a major factor when one is sharing a New York City apartment with a wife and three children. It folds up and sits next to my desk in my office (when I go in to the office these days). It lets me almost totally avoid the subway.
The downside is carrying capacity.
So I put one of
these on:
Works perfectly. The basket pops on and off the mounting easily, yet stays on securely, even when loaded. And the mount remains on the bicycle and doesn't interfere with folding (at least on my Giant Halfway -- I can't say it would work with every folding bike).
So I can ride the bike to the grocery store, carry the basket into the store, fill it with groceries, pay, put it back on the bike, and ride home.
Perfect. I wish Wald would make a basket that's a bit bigger and compatible with the same mount, but otherwise, it's perfect.