BTW, the basket is a home office item from Target or Office Depot, part of a modular storage system. Cheaper than a Wald, and big enough for 2 full paper grocery sacks.
On Sat, Jun 1, 2019 at 4:55 PM Patrick Moore <[email protected]> wrote: > I've been trying different ways to carry largish loads on the Hon Solo > ever since I got it some years ago. Large panniers are awkward on a bike > with such short stays; even large saddlebags (Sackville Large, for example) > are too small; and baskets don't attach and detach quickly. > > I tried Ortlieb's QR device for their older trunk bags, but it is too > flimsy. The new mechanism may be sturdier, but it is not yet available for > separate sale. > > A simple wooden block cut to fit snugly in the space between for/aft and > side rack rails, and bolted to the bottom of the basket allows you to > simply place the basket on the rack leaving it secure from sideways or > fore/aft movement. A single toe strap keeps the basket from rising or > tipping backward; interference with the SQR block on the seatpost keeps the > basket from tipping forward. It slips on and lifts off once the strap is > removed. > > Somewhat crude -- I'm not a craftsman -- but sturdy and secure. > > -- > > > > > *------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* > > > > > > *Still 'round the corner there may waitA new road or a secret gate,And > though we pass them by today,Tomorrow we may come this wayAnd take the > hidden paths that runTowards the Moon or to the Sun.* > --- J.R.R. Tolkien > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews > By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching > Other professional writing services > Expensive! But good. > http://www.resumespecialties.com/ > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique > > -- *------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* *Still 'round the corner there may waitA new road or a secret gate,And though we pass them by today,Tomorrow we may come this wayAnd take the hidden paths that runTowards the Moon or to the Sun.* --- J.R.R. Tolkien ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching Other professional writing services Expensive! But good. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgtZ8Fk1mmOnqLHucEnREHsLgn_Wm1r4ixE%2B7v8CsnfM3w%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
