I think zipties are still pretty good. I buy a bag of 100 at Harbor Freight for $1. When I want to install a basket it does indeed take two whole minutes to install. When I want to remove a basket it does take a full thirty seconds to do that. So, it's nowhere near as fast as necessary for people who demand instantaneous attachment and removal, plus it takes effort, about as much effort as it takes to tie one's shoes. If that's too much effort, then zip ties fail again. Plus add on the trouble of having to remember where you left the zipties and where you left the cutting tool to trim the ends and to remove the basket. That's all far too much trouble for a lot of people, but I think it's manageable.
Bill Lindsay El Cerrito, CA On Tuesday, March 25, 2025 at 2:33:37 PM UTC-7 George Schick wrote: > I've been working with an older lady who wants to add a rear rack with a > spring operated retainer to her bike, but also wants to occasionally > install a basket to that rack. Well, that's doable with all of the > variants of racks and baskets available nowadays, but what would the best > "temporary" attachments be for the basket so they could be installed and/or > removed easily? > > When I got her first request text for the rack I had just assumed using > zip-ties to hold the basket in place. But when I got the subsequent request > that she'd like to be able to install and/or remove the basket at will it > left me wondering what to do. Velcro straps? Leather straps? Riv rainbow > straps? Looking for input here. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/d3f373e9-3c62-4639-8afd-54f774c8e52cn%40googlegroups.com.
