Wire baskets.. can they be truly masculine?

[pepper]

When I lost my job a few years ago, I went back to school. No patience for hunting a parking spot, so I rode this everyday to college. I was the coolest kid at the bike rack. It carried all my welding gear and books.

That saddle rocks, what is it?

 

[pickle]

Man, there is nothing wrong with any baskets. Of course if you paint it pink and add a Hello Kitty sticker you could be missinterpreted
Personally I like to see them in the back, attached to a rack. Mine is just a wooden wine box.
Keep rollin'

let's see it I won a beer raffle a couple months ago and the beer came in a wooden wine box. I've been thinking about using it on one of my bikes.

 

[stocksucks]

:lol: ok :lol:
It's just a wine box on a bike really. Nothing fancy but it brings the bread home.
I'll post it up for you latter, ok?
Keep rollin'

 

[CCR]

i wanna know where all the milk crates are :lol: i see more milk crates tied to bikes than baskets around here.

 

[pickle]

:lol: ok :lol:
It's just a wine box on a bike really. Nothing fancy but it brings the bread home.
I'll post it up for you latter, ok?
Keep rollin'

good deal

 

[stocksucks]

There ya go!




I told ya, nothing fancy about it...
BTW, "vinho tinto" means red wine.

Keep rollin'

 

[CCR]

That just reminded me of Chimi's Uncle moon bike

 

[teh603]

Hm... wonder if anyone's done anything like saddlebags with old Army ammo cases. The big machine gun ones.

 

[deorman]

Hm... wonder if anyone's done anything like saddlebags with old Army ammo cases. The big machine gun ones.

There's only about 15 of those on here. :wink:

 

[Graylock]

found a pic of the mini apes, search for goodmorning technology or bike porter to find them ... dont know but i think they are $pendy

I kinda sorta like this.......a little more work on these I think they would go good, on a folding bike, gotta have enough room for beverages . Thanks for the post.

I tried this with my dog but he freaked out ......
It made him so sick he was puking up chains

......so I converted to a frame mount.

Now it's this....

Graylock

 

[pickle]

There ya go!




I told ya, nothing fancy about it...
BTW, "vinho tinto" means red wine.

Keep rollin'

8)

 

[bikebum1975]

I big time dig bikes with baskets my fav was an old one think was an old Schwinn from the 60's or 70's I had as a kid miss that bike to but had the good old paperboy ones on it. Planning to add a set to my 12 speeder to and once I change out the bars gonna put the biggest one I can get for the front. Gonna be my grocery getter and my camping bike but to me most bikes of the cruiser sort are way cooler with baskets than bags well panniers anyway.

 

[deorman]

The old heavy duty rear baskets are great for a mechanics errand bike or grocery (Heineken, Guinness, pumpernickel, et al :wink: ) bike, but camping? full toolbag, tent, ground cover, liquid refreshments, a few clothes, eating utensils, and the panniers and top bag weigh almost as much as the empty basket. :mrgreen: Plus you can't bruise your ankle :shock: :x on a spring mounted bag. :wink:

 

[CCR]

the "camping" bikes around here are kind of light duty, they usually just use them for runs to the bait shop fir ice/beverages or to go to the shower house. And they usually only get ridden in the campground, towed in on the back of a camper or the bed of a pickup. I sold close to 20 bikes in 1 day making a run through the local lake campgrounds used cruisers are a big hit with the campers, especially a girls bike with a wire basket !!!

 

[deorman]

For a campground bike, yeah, baskets are perfect.

 

[sojudave]

Sorry but I don't care what you put in a wire basket, or what you paint it, or whatever, they don't look masculine. Modified crates or cooler mount or something is cool. The bikes that had the crates looked pretty awesome.

 

[Buck Masterson]

That was a bit homophobic of a statement. A bike is only as cool as it's owner. My bikes happen to be the coolest. Wire basket and all. Got to have someplace to keep that pile of ladies phone numbers I get cruising on my flat black cruiser! :wink:

 

[dogdart]

Here's my swap meet bikes

 

[Graylock]

Here's my swap meet bikes

......and the man's got beer holders and tassles........yes yes. I just got my basket collection together, I found I had two rear baskets (two sizes) and a medium front basket. Saving these for later.

Graylock

 

[dogdart]

I have baskets on my tailgater too ... and of course another beer holder