Topeak Wire Baskets

by Topeak

Product Description

High quality welded wire baskets for school, shopping or errands. Front uses QuickClick handlebar mount for fast attachment/removal. Rear is compatible with any Topeak MTX QuickTrack click 'n go racks (MTX Beam, Explorer, Super Tourist). Both have carrying handle for off-bike convenience. Features: Wire frame Works with all MTX racks Capacity 1430 Cubic Inches 15.9 x 13.2 x 9.5"

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• ASIN: B003UWALEU
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (68 customer reviews)

Customer Reviews

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83 of 85 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars nice basket, bad mounting mechanism, January 21, 2006

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O. King "nice guy" (Georgia, USA) - See all my reviews
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There are two considerations for front-mounting baskets like this: The quality of the basket itself and the quality of the mechanism which attaches the basket to the bike. As far as the former, the Topeak basket is great. It offers a fine mesh which is strong and will not snag the things you put in the basket.

However, the attachment is not very good. The attachment works in two ways. First it grips the handlebar. This holds the basket in place, but it does not keep it from tilting down when you put something somewhat heavy in it. To keep it from tilting down, the basket comes with a little wire that wraps around the handlebar stem. The problem is that it is JUST a little wire. It is not strong enough to secure the basket. If you're like me, you will sometimes carry books in your basket. If the bike is just stationary, the basket will hold the books. However, if you are riding, and you go over any kind of bump, the little wire won't be able to handle the jolt. The wire will break and the basket will tilt forward (which makes it unusable).

Even though the wire broke, I am still using this basket. I found a way to rig it with some nylon rope. It wasn't too hard, but it was a pain.

In short, I would not recommend this basket unless you will only carrying virtually weightless stuff or unless you want to spend some time figuring out a better way to attach the basket.

I know someone who has the "Cycle Force Quick Release" basket. It has a much stronger mechanism for attaching the basket. The basket is pretty nice, too (though not quite as nice as the Topeak one). Overall, it is probably a better bet.

37 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not what I had hoped, August 31, 2006

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Jim Black (Colorado) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Topeak Wire Baskets (Sports)

I purchased this basket for its compatibility with my topeak explorer rack. Topeak generally has good products but this basket fell short. It is made of very thin wire mesh which dents and bends with the slightest stress. The handle is unpadded and very thin and bent the first time that I used it. It was easy enough to bend back in to shape, but the fact that it bends so easily makes it pretty much useless. The basket does transport stuff on your rack, but I wish I had just strapped a plastic crate on and saved myself $20. The quick/track idea was good, but not very well executed on this particular item.

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Handle is worthless., May 22, 2007

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B. T. Denyer "Web designer" (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Topeak Wire Baskets (Sports)

I used this with the Topeak Fixer 6 for MTX Rear Basket and Topeak Explorer Bicycle Rack with Disc Brake Mounts on a women's Giant mountain bike. As I stated in the review of the Explorer, if you plan on using this on a women's bike or a small frame you will have issues with the basket hitting the seat. You will have to push the rear rack back so that the basket clears the seat. The placard that comes with the basket shows a bike seat raised to a ridiculous height just to clear the basket (I'll try and scan it for you to see.)

As other have stated, the handle is useless. Put a 15 pound weight in the basket and the handle bent and came off. Not to double up, I'll just say that I totally agree with T. Shih's review below.

When mounted on the rack using the Fixer 6, I found that the basket tends to flex and bend around a bit more than I like. With a backpack full of college books you are looking at a wobbly basket. I don't think it will come off (hope not), but I think the movement will end up breaking some welds.

Could be better, but it looks better than a milk crate.

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