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Bicycle Rear Rack Grocery Baskets, Folding - Wald 582 (Set of 2)

These are the baskets you're looking for.

These sturdy little baskets are great. They fold and lock out of the way, they don't add noticable weight when empty, and I've just carried 30.0 lbs of groceries home in a pair of them. (Didn't mean to, but there was a sale on Lean Cuisines.) My bike handled very well; the most awkward part was mounting the bike and getting it moving. Carrying space, not weight, is the effective limitation. Each basket holds one standard paper grocery bag with the bag opened and upright, but there is no room for the bulging that happens when bags are packed. So don't leave the store with 2 bags so full that goods will fall out the top when the sides are forced upright. I use cloth grocery bags with handles I can tie across the top to keep my groceries a bit more secure. I attached these baskets to the Wald rear bike rack. I highly recommend the baskets, but I suggest you buy the Wald rack only if you have a lifetime's experience jerry-rigging small projects, along with a great deal of patience and a large collection of hardware flotsam. The rack comes without either the instructions or the hardware you'll need to attach it to your bike. The baskets, on the other hand, come with adequate instructions and all required hardware. If you can provide the screw drivers and wrenches, they should attach to any rear rack that has bars along the sides, as most racks do. Do attach them toward the rear of the rack so your heels don't whack them as you pedal. To summarize, buy these baskets. You'll love them. But consider buying a rack from someone other than Wald. You've been warned.

Great product

Easy to install, need retightening, and then they don't move or make any noise at all. Big enough for any grocery bags, and then fold up out of they way. LOVE THEM!!!!

Best Ever!

Ok this design is absolutely flawless, and it's the best idea I've ever seen for bicycle grocery baskets. It's so simple, the baskets fold up to almost nothing when not being used (you won't even know they're there), and when open they are very sturdy. The mounting hardware included works excellent, and I think would probably work with nearly every rear rack out there. Mounting is super easy and simple as well. You can't go wrong here. If you're going to be biking and you need to carry things for ANY reason, stop hesitating, and BUY THESE! Totally worth it. Very handy to have some bungees to tie things down with, though, as hitting bumps or curbs can make your things go flying! See all of my uploaded "customer images" for more details.

Fantastic product!

I found out about these on the EDC forum and had to get a set for my wife's bike...easy to install and very sturdy/strong. Wonderful and highly recommended!

its nice, but heavy

I bought it for shopping to save gas. The fact that it folds out of the way is really nice. However, I wish it was lighter. It weighs more then a the plastic milk crate I was using before.

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