Topeak MTX Rear Bicycle Basket

I needed a basket to carry my backpack (laptop, lunch, couple books) from home to the train and back. This definitely fits the bill. The mesh is stronger metal than I would have thought from the pictures, but it's definitely not indestructible - but you'd have to whack it pretty hard to bend it out of shape. The "handle" is pretty thin, but I have no plans on using this as a shopping basket - though, if you did, the handle should work for all but the heaviest items. The clip fits perfectly into the Topeak rack (explorer rack w/ disc brakes) I bought as well, and it's a pretty sturdy fit. All in all, it's a good basket for the money.

Nice basket idea and it fits the rack. I did not realize how it hooked on the rack. I am glad i ordered it from the same brand. However it does have a problem with the style of bike we have. Its too close to the seat but its not the makers fault. The bike is setup different. Low seat on large frame. Be nice if there was a way to adjust where the basket hooks. It's 2 inches too close to the seat. Should be a way to show types of bikes basket good for.

I've really enjoyed using this basket, but there are a few caveats. I'm 5'7", and I would caution folks shorter than me that their seat will push up against the basket -- mine does. It doesn't bother me very much, but it might if my seat were just a little bit lower. The only other issue is that you really have to tug at the basket to remove it. Sometimes I ask someone else to hold onto the handle bars of my bike for me while I pull it off, which gives extra leverage. When I'm alone, it can take a minute. All in all though, I like the mounting system and the way this basket looks, and it has held everything I've put in it. If I'm piling stuff high up in it, I use a net to hold everything in place.

I had one of these on my bike for about six months. During that time: - the handle fell off and got caught in my spokes (ouch!) - the basket got several large holes in it from regular usage Before the holes and the missing handle, it was a nice basket I would not recommend this to anyone.

I don't drive so I use my bike for everything. I bring home up to twenty five pounds of groceries, cat litter, etc. about twice a week and have been doing this for about five years and so far nothing on the basket has broken. My routes are not even all paved, sometimes I'm carrying my load over rocky gravel and sand trails but still the basket has held up. I never use the handle so I haven't encountered any problems there but I will say that in my opinion it isn't all that easy to slide on and off my seat post mounted Topeak rack. Some WD40 sprayed on helps but still to me it's not what I'd call easy. I love the look of the basket on my bike but now I'm shopping for a different rack and some rear rack grocery back totes, the kind that hang down from a rack, because I prefer the stability of that lowered center of gravity.