Oversized Rear Basket and Frame

[Steve Schooler]

Would like to mount a 15x14 x 11(height) basket on back of my bicycle. Had a
13 x 5 1/2 rack put on back of my (apparently standard) bicycle and used
plastic tie clasps + bungie cords + inexpensive wire frame basket (bought at
Target).

Basket spacious enough for week's worth of groceries. However, because the
frame is too small (and because the basket isn't perfectly secure on the
frame) the groceries' weight makes it moderately iffy.

Since I need about 4-5 inches clearance between seat and basket, I need a rack
that is about 6 inches longer and (preferably) 4+ inches wider. Also, I'd
like to have a basket that I can more securely mount to (this larger) rack.

Request recommendations, websites, google-keywords, part numbers... Wish to
avoid both front basket and side baskets.

 

[Earl Bollinger]

"Steve Schooler" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news[email protected]...
> Would like to mount a 15x14 x 11(height) basket on back of my bicycle. Had
> a
> 13 x 5 1/2 rack put on back of my (apparently standard) bicycle and used
> plastic tie clasps + bungie cords + inexpensive wire frame basket (bought
> at
> Target).
>
> Basket spacious enough for week's worth of groceries. However, because
> the
> frame is too small (and because the basket isn't perfectly secure on the
> frame) the groceries' weight makes it moderately iffy.
>
> Since I need about 4-5 inches clearance between seat and basket, I need a
> rack
> that is about 6 inches longer and (preferably) 4+ inches wider. Also, I'd
> like to have a basket that I can more securely mount to (this larger)
> rack.
>
> Request recommendations, websites, google-keywords, part numbers... Wish
> to
> avoid both front basket and side baskets.
>
Well I prefer two rear baskets, mounted down low, as it helps to keep a lot
of weight down low.
My current shopping bike is an old Huffy three speed with a rear rack, dual
Wald folding baskets, and a huge Wald front basket.
Before that I used a old JCPenney ten speed with a rear rack, and a
extra-large metal plastic coated milk crate. What I did was use a piece of
..090" thick stiff aluminum plate or sheet cut to fit the bottom of the
basket and a little extra to mount the basket offset towards the rear more
to leave some room for the saddle. I also used some .125" thick aluminum
strips about one inch wide under the rack (and on top of the milk crate on
the bottom too) to drill holes through for nuts and bolts to clamp the whole
thing down with.
It worked pretty good, but when you loaded it up with a lot of stuff,
balance was a lot more tricky and harder to do. One could use some plywood
instead of the aluminum too, but you have to paint the plywood though.