Wald 198 Front Bicycle Basket (14.5 x 9.5 x 9, Black)

by Wald

Product Features

• Wald 198 front adjustable basket
• 14.5 x 9.5 x 9-Inch
• Gloss black
• 2 Piece adjustable legs
• 2 Lower leg mounting holes

Product Description

This versatile basket is the most adaptable front basket we offer. The two-piece adjustable legs extend up to six inches*. The legs can be mounted to either the fork axle or the eyelets. This basket also features longer handlebar clamps for greater clearance when mounting.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 14.5 x 9.5 x 9 inches ; 2.4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B001B16T8O
• Item model number: 198GB
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #44,019 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)
  • #54 in Sports & Outdoors > Bikes & Accessories > Accessories > Bike Baskets

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Well-built but needs updating, May 26, 2008

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luv my 20D! (SF Valley, CA) - See all my reviews

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This basket is sturdily built and the gloss black finish is of exceptional quality. However, the mounting hardware looks like it was designed for a 1968 Schwinn Typhoon. All the hardware is English, not metric. There are no locknuts. There are lockwashers on the screws, but of courses there they do no good. The supports are not long enough to reach the mounting holes on the fork of my Electra Townie, and they will work only on forks that are tapered in thickness at the bottom, which will leave out mountain bikes and many hybrids.

As it stands, you will probably have to run to the hardware store to get locknuts and various pieces of metal to adapt the basket to your bike. Updating the hardware on this otherwise fine product wouldn't cost this company much or require much effort.

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars High Quality, But If You Have Front Shocks Take Notice, January 3, 2010

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The Tech Guy (Rochester Hills, MI) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Wald 198 Front Bicycle Basket (14.5 x 9.5 x 9, Black) (Sports)

I purchased this item several months ago and it is a high quality steel wire basket that mounts rigidly to the front wheel forks if you use the struts that come with it. This basket is sturdy and can carry much more weight than the cheapies I've see at local sporting goods stores. However, it is critical to note that when you mount the basket using the strut as indicated on the instructions you LOSE YOUR FRONT SHOCK ABSORBERs if your bike has them. I realized this the hard way when I installed the basket and realized that the rigid strut prevents with two piece front forks (an upper and lower half) that are intended to move relative to each other (to absorb shocks when your wheel goes over rough surfaces) from moving. You not only end up with a rigid front wheel, but a bike basket strut that is constantly getting unintended loads from road inputs. It appears that this basket was designed before bike front wheels had shock absorbers. However, all was not lost. I was able to modify the struts using some basic tools and purchased fasteners so that the struts attach to the upper part of the fork so that the relative motion of the front forks can occur. Viola! I have my front shocks back and still have a sturdy front bike basket.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good Basket, December 23, 2008

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D. Burklund (Minneapolis, MN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wald 198 Front Bicycle Basket (14.5 x 9.5 x 9, Black) (Sports)

For the price this is a good front bicycle basket. I would suggest one of the Wald mesh baskets instead,though, because with this item you'll need some kind of liner for smaller things. Although usable, this basket was too small for my needs. Also, even though it is designed to be a "multi-fit" basket, I could not get it to seat so that the bottom was level. This tilt caused items being carried to fall towards the back of the basket--not really a problem, but it made it difficult to use the volume of the basket efficiently.