Schwinn Quick Release Wire Bike Basket, Black, Weather Resistant, Folding Handle for Hand Carry, Fits Most Adult Bicycles, Includes Mounting Hardware, Bicycle Basket for Adult Bikes

This review covers four recently purchased products that are helping to make life with my broken foot somewhat bearable:1. Drive Medical DV8 Aluminum Steerable Knee Walker2. Knee Walker Pad Cover by Vive3. Schwinn Quick Release Wire Basket4. Seal Tight Freedom Cast and Bandage Protector - Adult LegI am a sixty-five year old male, 6'1" tall, 185 lbs. I am recently retired and kept in good shape through running and gym workouts. During a run a little over a week ago, I made a quick move to avoid dogs on a leash lunging at me, rolled my ankle and broke my fifth metatarsal (Jones fracture). Upon leaving the emergency room, they gave me crutches. I used them for about a day and a half and found them to be a real pain in the hands and lacked stability. Luckily, we still had my mother-in-law's old walker. I used the walker for the next five days. During this time, my orthopedic doctor fitted me with a walking boot which in my case is a misnomer because I'm not supposed to walk in it. Apparently they don't cast your foot anymore but instead give you a walking boot to keep your foot stable and protect it. I found the walker to work much better than crutches for getting around. Since I'm retired, 'getting around' means just in the house. I can't imagine needing to get around with a daily job. Even though the walker worked much better, after a few days, I found that my hands had become very sore from pressing down on the walker handles to support my weight. I started wearing my padded bicycle gloves but my hands still hurt. At the time that my doctor gave me the walking boot, I recalled that such a thing as a 'knee walker' existed and had him prescribe one for me. My wife took me to a local medical supply store where they told us that they first had to submit the request to Medicare (I am proudly now on Medicare). The next day we found out that Medicare doesn't cover the use of knee walkers. The store did tell us that we could rent one for $150 per month. I checked with another store that told me that I could rent one for $100 per month. Now on day five of my injury, I searched Amazon for knee walkers.After my usual extensive research, I decided to purchase the knee walker that I named above. I am very happy with my purchase. First of all, I must say that using a knee walker is so much better than using crutches or a regular walker. But having a regular walker is still useful in certain situation such as when getting in and out of the car for a visit to the doctor or where ever. The knee walker handle bar stem does fold down and I'll probably test out having my wife get it in and out of the trunk for an appointment that I have next week that will include a semi-lengthy 'walk'. I purchased this particular knee walker for these reasons: 1. The seat is not split but rather has an indentation that allows you to position your knee perpendicular to the seat - I felt that this would be beneficial when needing to 'stand' near kitchen counters and the such. 2. My wife would be more easily able to lift an aluminum knee walker as opposed to a steel knee walker. 3. I felt that dual brakes were better than one brake. And yes, I think you are better with dual brakes because they really don't grab particularly well. But that is a result of having 'tires' that are skinny and hard (a good thing in this case). The 'tires' are like large inline skating wheels. Because they are skinny and hard, you can slide the knee walker around easier. For instance, when I'm sitting at the kitchen table and have my knee walker next to me, I can easily slide the back end of the knee walker across the floor so that it's pointing in the other direction for easier transfer from my chair back to the knee walker. I don't really use the brakes to stop my forward motion. I would lock the brakes if I wanted to kneel in a stationary position without rolling out of place. 4. This knee walker had the best and most reviews on Amazon. I did see that this walker did not come with a basket but I felt that points one and two for my reasons for buying over-rode this one negative point.As for the knee walker pad cover listed above, it fits the seat perfectly. I can tell that without this extra padding, the seat could become uncomfortable on your knee over time. I do recommend getting the seat cover.I saw that most people purchased the Schwinn basket. I tried seeing if I could find a cheaper basket because I figured that a basket is a basket. But anything less expensive appeared to not come with mounting brackets. I didn't really see brackets discussed with the Schwinn basket but I figured that customers would give negative reviews if it didn't come with a mounting bracket. I can tell you that it does come with a mounting bracket. It mounts up on the handle bars rather than down on the pole which is perfectly fine. And it has a release mechanism and the basket has a handle so that you can remove the basket and carry it around if necessary.Finally, I'm glad that I ordered the cast protector. I initially felt that putting a garbage bag around my walking boot and keeping it in place on my leg with a rubber band would be fine. And actually, that did work fairly well. But I always kept my leg outside of the shower because I didn't trust that my walking boot would remain dry. With my new cast protector (named above), I can easily keep my leg inside the shower without worry that my walking boot will get wet. We have a standing shower that I normally use. But the closest shower in our house is a tub/shower. I place a shower chair (thanks again to my mother-in-law) inside the tub and take a nice relaxing shower while sitting with both legs inside the tub. I don't have to worry about water splashing outside of the tub because my leg is not outside the shower curtain. The rubber seal at the top of the cast protector is an excellent seal around your leg. But it does take a little work stretching the rubber seal up and over your walking boot. I try being very careful not to catch the rubber on anything that might cause it to rip. I've used it for three showers now with no problems.I've never broken a bone in my life except for twice getting some cracked ribs from bicycle race crashes years ago. Since the whole process of living with a broken foot is such a pain (although the foot doesn't really hurt much unless I move or knock it the wrong way), I wanted to provide this lengthy review in order to help others finding themselves in a similar situation.

Purchased this to add on to my child’s bike for college. Easy to install and works perfectly.

I like the fine wire mesh that will hold all but the tiniest of items. Basket is easy to mount and dismount. The only drawback is that it is designed for a handlebar mount the goes forward horizontally. Mine goes up at about a 30 degree angle. It works fine if I put the mounting bracket on top and then secure with a wire (see the photo).

Works great

Bike basket makes it possible to carry items white ridding bike and to be used as a basket when going to a store. The basket can be removed from the bike easily and used to carry items while shopping and reinstalled onto bike to travel to your next destination.

Product is very nice, directions were not that clear, but after trial and error hubby got it together.

You can find these on sale (listed as used) on Amazon for less than $12. That makes it about the least expensive basket that you can get.The size and weight are comparable to similar baskets. The basket itself is well made and has a good protective coating.Top (inside): 12-1/2 x 9-3/4 inches deepBottom (inside): 10-1/4 x 7 inches deepHeight (front): 10 inchesHeight (back): 9 inchesBasket Material: Steel (expanded metal, diamond pattern)Bracket Material: PlasticWeight: 32 ouncesCapacity: 9.3 pounds (light loads only)Mounting hint:The problem with the basket is the poor instructions for mounting it. The two "Clamps" have teeth that mesh with the "Bottom Brace". The teeth are directional so it is CRITICAL that "Clamps" be put on in the proper orientation. Each "Clamp" has an oval mark with the word "TOP" in the center (see uploaded pictures). The instructions fail to mention this "little detail" and it is very easy to miss.Shim Hint:I noticed after I had the clamp mounted and tightened down that the pressure had caused the shims to expand lengthwise such that they buckled up inside the clamp. The only place you really want the shims is on the pressure surfaces of the "Bottom Bracket" and "Inserts" for the Mounting bracket. I cut the shims in half and then trimmed them to fit these surfaces. Next trick: get some cheap double sided tape (the really thin stuff like carpet tape). Use the tape to mount the shims on the pressure surfaces. That makes it easy to assemble the bracket around the handle bar. The shims provide protect for the surface finish of your handle bar as well a better friction grip to the bar.Do both of the above to firmly attach the bracket so that it does not rotate around the handle bar. The angle of the basket will still change when you put something in it but not as badly. This because of the bending forces applied to the metal basket and lack of support at the bottom of the basket rather than the mount moving.Three stars because of the poor instructions and the lack of bottom support.