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If I hadn't used wood id have used a metal shopping basket. Word on the street is that they cost a lot to make so I wouldn't steal one but they are super tough and the fittings to your bike would break before the basket
Cheetah-
Many years ago- in the last century even - I sent my technician to scrounge a couple of shopping baskets as part of an' A' level product design exam - every school offering the exam needed at least two, but couldn't tell anyone why. Needless to say it was difficult, and the main reason for the local shops not co-operating was the cost of a shopping basket. I gained two important bits of information: AQA Product Design was run by idiots, and shopping baskets cost over £25 each in the late 90s.
tl;dr yes they're expensive.
MrE
The frankenbaskets a lot of these bikes have - how are they made? Anyone got any tips?