| | |  | Freewheel & Cassette Tools | Home » » » » Wald 198 Front Bicycle Basket (14.5 x 9.5 x 9, Black) | | | | | | | Description: | | Wald 198 Front Adjustable Basket. Measures 14.5" x 9.5" x 9" .Gloss Black.
2 piece adjustable legs, extended handlebar clamps, 2 lower-leg mounting holes. | | | Features: | |
• Wald 198 Front Adjustable Basket
• Measures 14.5" x 9.5" x 9"
• Gloss Black
• 2 piece adjustable legs
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 14.5 inches | | Product Width:
| 9.5 inches | | Product Height:
| 9.0 inches | | Product Weight:
| 2.36 pounds | | Package Length:
| 14.3 inches | | Package Width:
| 10.0 inches | | Package Height:
| 9.0 inches | | Package Weight:
| 2.4 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 8 reviews |
| | | | Customer Reviews: | |
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9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
 Well-built but needs updatingMay 26, 2008
By luv my 20D!
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 found the following review helpful:
 High Quality, But If You Have Front Shocks Take NoticeJan 03, 2010
By The Tech Guy
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 found the following review helpful:
 Good BasketDec 23, 2008
By D. Burklund
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.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Good, solid basket.Aug 17, 2010
By TurbineBlade
I use 3 of these, one on a surly LHT, one on a 1986 road bike, and one on a beach cruiser. All were fairly easy to mount and work well.
As another reviewer said - the hardware is really not quite sufficient and you'll probably want to get some lock nuts to better secure the bolts from vibrating loose, but after that it is a sturdy basket.
4 of 5 found the following review helpful:
BasketSep 13, 2009
By Wiebejamin
I bought this basket for my dog. The measurements were for the top of the basket instead of the bottom. The dog fits, but it's a little cramped. The basket is good quality, if only the measurements were more accurate.
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