On One Pompino owners...

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?