BiggJawn
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Sun Feb-22-04 10:33 PM
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I don't think even Martha would have thought of this... |
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Amongst my "stable" of velocipedic machines, I have an old "lightweight" Huffy single-speed. Just perfect for those runs to the Pizza King or over to my GF's. But it has no cargo capacity. I need some kind of basket.
Now, Wald wire baskets, when you can find them, are about $20, and they look like a wire basket. A cool wicker basket (which is even more rare) cost close to $50. What to do?
So while I was cleaning out a closet today, I find a rather disreputable wicker florist's basket that I recall was a flea-market find from some guys who had a lot of fire salvage from a nursery shop that I paid a quarter for.
Re-work the front reflector bracket for a prop to hold it level (I have dynamo lights on the bike), and lash the basket to the handlebars with heavy hemp twine...
Et Voila! Un basket!
Works good. I hauled dinner over to her house tonight in it....
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Sun Feb-22-04 10:35 PM
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Sun Feb-22-04 10:38 PM
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2. Did you ever get that Trek bike you were shooting for? |
BiggJawn
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Sun Feb-22-04 10:43 PM
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3. No. 82 more pounds to go. |
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Not until I hit 205.
There's actually 3 models of carbon Treks, the $5300 "Madone" is the top, and the third one is also darn fine for less than 2 kilobucks....
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Sun Feb-22-04 11:52 PM
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4. Mrs. Ironflange, for some reason, hates bike baskets |
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If I were to put one on my bike, I know without a doubt she would pull it off and mangle it. She's always so sweet and nice, but she just sees red whenever a bike basket is seen or mentioned. Weird. :shrug:
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Mon Feb-23-04 09:22 AM
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Sounds like "Family of Origin Issues" to me....
My girlfriend now wants one for her bike....
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