Thanks for the detour. <spoken without snark or malice> However, I asked a different question.
Leroy On Tue, Jun 18, 2019, 12:26 AM Patrick Moore <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > FWIW, I rigged up a home-brew (and considerably larger) easy-on/easy-off > basket for my Dahon Hon Solo; simple, rather crude, but very effective. > > I used a basket from Target or Office Depot designed as part of a home or > office storage system; it's large enough to hold 2 full paper grocery > sackes side by side. > > I cut and shaped a piece of wood from a 2X10 plank to snugly fit into the > middle space of the rack platform, and bolted it to the underside of the > basket so as to position the basket as close as possible to the rack > "tombstone". The forward lip of the basket, which is slightly flared at the > top, sits up against a Carradice SQR block (I also use a Junior and Camper > when these are more convenient) so that the basket can't tilt forward, and > a toe strap at the front of the basket prevents it from lifting up > backward. But a second toe strap at the rear would suffice to keep the > basket in place even if the forward lip didn't press against the SQR. > > The virtue of this system is that the block keeps the basket from sliding > to either side or fore or aft, and the straps just have to keep the basket > from lifting -- far better than trying to lash the unmodified basket to the > rack with 4 toe straps. > > Someone in the randonneur business makes and sells little QR clips that > clamp to rack tubes; these are meant for rando bags and front racks. I had > thought of using 4 of those, but they're not strong enough to be the sole > means of securing the loads this basket sees. But with the block holding > the basket in place, the clips would simply keep the basket from lifting > and, I think, be easier to click on and off than strapping the front of the > basket with the toe strap. > > I can't remember who this person is, or where his website is; does anyone > know? IIRC, they cost $35 each. > > Thanks > > On Mon, Jun 17, 2019 at 9:52 PM LeRoy <bobshar...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I have the Clem Smith Jr. >> I have installed the Pletscher "Clem Rack." >> I'm entirely pleased with both. >> But I pine for a Pletscher basket that uses the Easy-Fix attachment >> system. I'd even be satisfied with the Easy-Fix adapter plate. But I have >> yet to find a US seller of this kind of Pletscher accessory. >> >> I have found the baskets and rack adapter on eBay and results do show up >> on Google searches. Unfortunately the path always seems to lead back to >> sellers in Switzerland, Germany or the UK. These sources make shipping >> ridiculously costly. >> >> So, here's the question: Is anyone aware of a US seller of this range of >> Pletscher accessories? Or, does anyone have superior search skills and the >> patience to point me in the right direction? >> >> Here, for those who are not familiar with the system, is a video of the >> Pletscher Easy-Fix system and compatible baskets, carriers and the like. >> This seems to answer the frequently spoken desire for a basket system that >> can be easily mounted and removed without tools; no muss, no fuss. >> >> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kPQdQPUdLk >> >> -- >> 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >> 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/c2c813a3-1ff1-4115-8512-7f25611863b5%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/c2c813a3-1ff1-4115-8512-7f25611863b5%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > -- > > > > > *------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* > > > > > > *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. 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