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I put a small rack and mounted a the same basket on my macho man. I know you can't use a rack like this though.
Really so much better than the strut and bar clamp that it comes with.
spotter-
I had a rack somewhat like that;
The problems with it were:
- My fork has no hole tapped in the front, so the crown support tab had to run over the fender through to the back
- The rack (esp. the part nearest the canti posts) would flex like crazy with anything heavier than a sixer of beer on it
- One NYC winter was enough to crack the alloy mounting tabs at the canti posts and render the thing truly useless
- It was excellent at collecting snow to pack around my front brake
- It wasn't even very light
Installing the Wald basket as it comes was literally an upgrade on every level. The handlebar tabs are so sturdy, they create a really stiff link that you can hang a shitload of weight from. The struts have been redesigned enough times at this point that Wald have pretty much no competition making these things.
Let me guess; is your basket is zip-tied to your rack, Prolly-style?
- My fork has no hole tapped in the front, so the crown support tab had to run over the fender through to the back
Mr_B
Not sure I'd ever want to do that, besides they aren't a flat bar - they're two overlapping pieces pressed into crescent-sections and bolted together, so very stiff. I'd perhaps consider mounting them mid-way up a fork leg that had the right eyelets, but I don't think mounting racks/baskets to canti posts is a particularly good idea.