Sunlite Rear Wire Folding Basket

After much online sleuthing, I purchased these Sunlite rear baskets for my 2019 Cannondale Quick Neo EQ (my ebike). They arrived fairly quickly. Packaging could've been a bit better IMHO, but they still made it here in new condition. They look well-made. Welding and painting is done well. (Please note in my pics that my rear rack was already a bit scratched up from a previous mishap on my bike carrier.) For installation, the company provides three stainless hose clamps and three black zip ties (two short thick ones and one longer skinny one). No instructions provided, but pretty self-evident install. Honestly, the most difficult part was just deciding how high up and far back to mount them. PSA: Mount them as far back as reasonable to avoid them crowding your heel while pedaling. Several attentions to detail really caught my eye: First, just the clever folding design. Second, the latch that keeps each basket closed up when not deployed can be pushed downward to latch on one of the basket's smaller wires when the basket is in use--to keep it from jingling or inadvertently snagging on things. Third, the baskets were perfectly sized (accidently, no doubt) for my particular setup, which included both a rear rack and a rear fender with supporting members. With the front rack I added last week, I am now all set up with my pedal-assisted grocery getter. :)

I just installed two of these on my rear bike rack. They well made and exactly what I was looking for. They installed easily with the hardware that it came with. The basket easily holds a reusable grocery bag or small backpack (pictured) and they collapse and hook shut quite nicely. Even better they don't rattle when I ride which I thought they might.There is one flaw others have mentioned. The clip to hook them shut is obstructed by the hook that holds the basket bottom in place when opened. It's easily fixed by moving the clip over with a pair of pliers, although it's bizarre that the maker of these never noticed this.

These are great baskets! They do have one issue though. The catch is in completely the wrong place, and is impossible to close. It’s also a kind of sharp piece of metal. I solved this problem by removing the catches and replacing them with ones from a different set of baskets. The baskets work great and hold a lot!I like the fact that they fold up small and are out of the way when I don’t need them. They are really sturdy and with the included hose clamps they were easy to install. I use some old innertube to protect the metal on both the baskets and my rack from the hose clamps. That will keep it from messing up the paint. I would definitely get them again, I just hope that they change the catch mechanism by the time I need new ones.

I live on my boat in Los Angeles. I am within a 10 minute bike ride to several grocery stores and wanted to use my bike for as much shopping as possible. The trip by bike is shorter (timewise) that using my car, parking is much easier, and closer to the stores and faster. Sometimes searching for a parking place takes longer than driving to the store.I mention my location because weather did not factor into my decision grid when selecting cargo carriers on my bike. If I still lived in Seattle I probably would have gone for a rainproof option.So when I bought my bike I immediately bought a Wald folding basket to attach to my rear rack. The design has several shortcomings but I was able to get it installed using wire ties, rather than the metal clips Wald provided, and it has served my purposes. The mounting hardware Wald provided did not fit the rack on my bike and was not the same color as the basket and my bike. .When I decided to add a second basket to the other side of the rear rack on my bike I decided to try the Sunlite model because it had a few features I now knew would be valuable (experience with the Wald basket taught me a lot and made me appreciate the reviewer's comments on both products).Here are the main reasons that I find the Sunlite product to be superior to the wald basket. I have uploaded three photographs that address my reasons for preferring the Sunlite product. The Sunlite basket is on the left on my bike and the Wald one is on the right.1. The sunlite model is larger when open which benefits cargo capacity.2. Sunlite thought out the attachment options better and even provided some beefy wire ties as an attachment option. I did not use the provided hose clamps because I thought they would scratch my bike and the black wire ties matched my bike. Sunlite provided a couple of really beefy wire ties but I had to use some of my own to finish the job. More wire ties would be nice.3. The latch that keeps the sunlite basket closed is much more effective that the one on the Wald. One of the photos I uploaded shows the bungee cord work around I use to keep my wald basket closed when its not in use. In the photo you can see the damage to the finish on the wald basket that was a result of the latch scratching the paint. In the long run the Sunlite latch might not be any better but its starting out as way more effective that the one on the Wald Basket. One of the problems with the Wald latch is that it seems to have been designed for an unpainted basket and the layers of paint on the latch and basked wire makes the latch very difficult to rotate.4. The mesh bottom on the Sunlite basket keeps my mail from falling through the bottom of the basket. That is a problem with the wald basket when I stop by our mailbox on the same trip to the grocery store.5, The finish on the Sunlite basket is better than the one on the wald basket.Both of these baskets handle quite a bit of weight with no problem. I have put three 12 packs of soda in my Wald basket and it has held them secure.Reviewers for both products have mentioned the fact that you need to bend the outer wall of the basket outward to get the support for the bottom in place. This is mentioned as a disadvantage but I look at that as a feature that assures me that the bottom wont fall out of my basket when Im using it.The Wald basket is slightly cheaper than the Sunlite but, in my opinion, it is not enough cheaper to justify the Wald over the Sunlite. On the other hand the Wald basket is serviceable enough that I'm not going to replace it with a second Sunlite.

These are decently built, but they have one flaw and because of it I would recommend getting the original Wald version. These have a fine mesh bottom, whereas the Wald bottom is just like the sides. The problem is when you try to close it or open it, you can’t put your fingers through the bottom to lift or push down, and you end up with skinned fingers when you inevitably scrape them on the side when the bottom “gives”.Not really an issue if you leave them open, but that defeats the purpose of collapsible baskets. I would not purchase again.

To be used in Dominican Republic.

Just as advertised. It works Great!