Wald 139 Standard Large Front Handlebar Bike Basket

by Wald

Product Features

• Hardware included
• 18 x 13 x 6
• Legs match the finish of the basket
• UV Weather resistant

Product Description

The 157's little brothers, these baskets are just as functional. Some people don't need to cart around large pizzas or multiple full size grocery bags, so this basket is for the more streamlined commuters and delivery pros. Sturdy one-piece legs offer all the support you'll ever need when hauling heavier loads. Available in plated (137 and 139) and gloss black (137GB and 139GB) finishes.

Product Details

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• ASIN: B001CKHOJW
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,627 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)
  • #11 in Sports & Outdoors > Bikes & Accessories > Accessories > Bike Baskets

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Basket, not too big, not too small, July 20, 2009

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Arthur Simon (Albany, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wald 139 Standard Large Front Handlebar Bike Basket (Misc.)

This is my third Wald basket, and it's probably the best choice for most people. It's light, cheap, easy to mount and looks good. Installation was straightforward, and it matches the looks of my retro Schwinn Coffee cruiser very well. It will easily carry a typical backpack. It's a great shape for take-out food, and it makes an adequate small dog basket with a folded blanket at the bottom. It's not super strong, and it's not a good choice for heavy items. If you want to carry serious loads, then the Wald 957 is the way to go. It will hold big, heavy items and even medium sized dogs, but it's heavy, a little fussy to mount and will dominate the bike.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Would be a nice product if...., December 31, 2009

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C. Schulz "bicycle rider" (Boston, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wald 139 Standard Large Front Handlebar Bike Basket (Misc.)

I liked the idea of a front basket and this one looked good. But unfortunately it didn't work well for my situation, and I would think my situation is pretty common. The biggest problem is the handlebar mount. the brackets are bend for a small diamter, whatever that is, I'd say an inch/25.4 mm? Most handlebars these days have a larger diamter where mounted to the stem and then tapper off towards the ends. This does not work with this basket. I have tools, probably above average and managed to rebend the brackets for my off the mill stock handlebar on my average raleigh usa bike by clamping the bracket down with a c-clamp and then using a pair of plumbers pliers and that worked fine since the handlebar was made from steel. If it was alluminum, it might not have been that great for the handlebar. But even though this worked, now the screws wouldn't fit anymore, due to the slightly larger diameter, the handlebar is in the way of the screw. I believe that to be really poor design - if the brackets would have been bend for the today common stem diameter and having punched the mounting holes for that diameter, I would think it would work equally well on the "vintage" handlebar diameter by tighting the screws it would just adjust, but this way arround it does not work and this is not mentioned anywhere in the product description. Now I could hardly return the basket so I worked arround this by using cable ties, but I am concerned about the longevity of this solution. Also, since I have a straight mountain bike handlebar the basket is kind of too close to the grips and brake levers and shifters. For my setup the brackets would need to be 1.5 to 2 inches longer, then it would actually be great and I could give this product 4 or more stars.
I believe this basket will only work for you if you have the vintage handlebar diameter before they started tapering it and if your handlebar is a riser style bar with lets say at least 2 inches of rise, otherwise the basket gets in the way of the grips and levers which is borderline dangerous. If that is what you have, this might work well for you. This could be a good product if the handlebar mount could be reengineered to be more universal or adjustable and/or if at least these limitations would get mentioned in the product description.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars nice basket, August 28, 2006

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C. Brady - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wald 139 Standard Large Front Handlebar Bike Basket (Sports)

this is a nice basket to have. I am using it on my schwinn cruiser. It the perfect size for quick trips to the store and will hold a couple of bags with ease.

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