Reddit reviews Wald 582 Folding Rear Bicycle Basket
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Attaches to the sides of most rear racksFolds flat when not in use12.75 x 7.25 x 8.5
If you actually want to use your back pack, as a backpack then skip the panniers IMO. While some get close, the ability to safely connect it directly to your rack will always lead to some compromises.
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I went through three different panniers, and have officially given up. I installed this Wald folding rear basket on my bike and will never go back to a dedicated pannier. It works with my Northface back pack, that I simply bungie on there. I have a rain fly for my bag, so it is always water tight. Better yet it also works with a grocey bag, a 12 pack of beer, etc etc.
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I still do have a second pannier tote, but I only bring it on grocery days.
Another option is Wald folding baskets. They go on the side of your rear rack (where pannier bags would go) and fold flat when not in use, but you can pop them out and hold a canvas bag of groceries in each one. I have them on one of my bikes and they're very handy.
Edit: here's what they look like on a bike (folded and unfolded)
No. At the time I started biking, you could get very good premade grocery panniers for $25, so it wasn't worth the trouble, I just bought two premade ones.
Grocery panniers are great for occasional use, but in the end, a Wald brand folding bike basket $20 at Amazon is the better choice. I have one mounted on all my bikes and I have a bike cargo net I can use to strap another grocery bag or something oddly shaped like a watermelon, to the top of the rack, and then I use the grocery pannier if I need extra capacity.
The grocery panniers are made of fabric, so they're not as durable, and so they are really only suitable for occasional use. The hooks jut out so you have to keep them facing out, their collapsibility makes them a bit flimsey, and the lack of two handles like a cloth grocery bag makes them sort of tippy when you have them strapped over your shoulder.
Get the folding basket for $20, a bike cargo net for $8, and two cloth grocery bags. You'll be way ahead and it will cost around $35.
The wald link led me to finding this. May just be perfect for me without any additional purchases!
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XVZGXYH/?linkCode=xm2
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Thanks again