I’ve used the stock adjustable length struts of the Clem Bosco basket aka Wald MultiFit with an old Raleigh using the bolt-on front axle attachment point and felt it was sturdy enough but did experience occasional flex with heavier loads. I also briefly installed a large Wald basket on one of my wife’s bikes with stock hardware and cut/filed/drilled the struts to fit mid-fork mounts and it seemed quite sturdy but never fully tested it as my wife ended up just not liking the handling with a front load on that bike so it came off rather quickly. She’s since acquired my Clem basket on her own Raleigh 3spd and seems happy with it and I’ll soon be adapting the now unused large Wald basket on another build using a mix of hardware.... or maybe with a rack eventually depending on how a few things pan out. One of the greatest advantages I see with using a rack mounted basket instead is if you have limited handlebar space for the bar clamps you eliminate the extra clutter up at the bar/stem area. I personally found this to be a non issue and had wide/long bullhorn bars on my basket bike/grocery getter with a really short stem where I rode mostly out on the ramps with the basket tucked neatly between without ever felling as though the bar clamps were in the way.
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