Retrospec Apollo Detachable Front Bike Basket Steel Half-Mesh with Integrated Detachable Hooks and Built-In Handle, Easy Assembly and Portability for Bicycles

Excellent product, well made. One issue I encountered the second day I had it on my bike. Hit a bump coming off a bridge and the basket jumped off the bike and was on the ground in front of me. That's the bad news. The good news is the basket wasn't even scratched and the contents were undamaged. The problem is the handles jumped up and the basket unhooked and went flying. The problem is easily fixed with a couple of twist ties...solved. I now keep a bungee cord stretched across the top which also helps keep anything from jumping up. All that the manufacturer needs to do is fashion some sort of clip on both sides to secure the handles. I considered 4 stars due to the flaw but it's so minor and easily avoided that I still give it 5 stars.

This was easy to install and the perfect size for me and my bicycle. It's beautiful and sturdy. I love you he handles, and it's easy to attach and detach for shopping and gathering.

I like the material and color but unfortunately it didn’t fit my bike. So I have to return it. I have mountain bike but I want a small basket for my bike. This basket will use your bike to hold so if your bike doesn’t strong enough or support its weight, the basket probably falls off and not stand still for you to use. I would recommend looking for basket that you can connect the basket that have their own stands maybe connect with the wheels or bike body not jut mount to your bike.

I love this basket and use it almost every day. It is very easy to use and install, and it is a great size and shape. It fits well onto my bike, and the basket is super easy to take on and off of the mount. It’s really handy when grabbing a few groceries or for carrying your lunch or a jacket.I saw some people saying they had issues with the basket falling off of the mount when going over large bumps. I also had this issue, but I was able to resolve it by placing bungee cords in an X across the top to both secure the handles to the basket and prevent items in the basket from bouncing out.I do have two issues with the basket. First, the basket broke in two paces after only two weeks of use when I went over a sudden bump in the road. The two parts that broke were both on the mount. One part is a piece of fabric with Velcro which secures the mount to the bike frame, and the seam on the fabric completely tore when I went over the bump; I was able to fix this easily using zip ties. The other part is a metal support bar on the mount which became disconnected at the join (this can be seen in the attached image). I have not yet figured out a way to fix this, so when I use the basket now I have to hold the basket with my left hand to make sure it doesn’t wobble all over the place. After the mount broke I weighed the basket and it’s contents to see if it was over the advertised 15 pound weight limit, but all together everything weighed 13.5 pounds. I wouldn’t recommend putting more than 10 pounds in the basket if you want to be on the safe side.My other issue with the basket is simply that when full, it blocks the lower beam of light from my headlight, making it harder for me to see at night, and the design of the basket doesn’t let me attach my headlight to the front of the basket.

Impressed with how well designed the basket and mount is. Good construction that’s easily installed on my Specialized Haul ST. Very easy to remove the basket then latch it back on. Highly recommend.

The media could not be loaded. In spite of the serious design flaws in the mounting bracket, I really like this product because they basket itself is great.PROS- The bottom and lower sides of the basket are made with a material that keeps even the smallest items you might toss into a bicycle basket from falling through. I unlock my bike and toss my keys in the basket with no worry of losing them.- The basket's quick-release mechanism is ingeniously simple, trouble free, and fast to operate.The basket is large enough and strong enough to use as a shopping basket for quick, small purchase trips to the grocery store.CONS (see video!)- The mounting bracket is horrible. In an effort to make it quick-release, presumably to allow movement between bikes or perhaps to prevent theft, they have created a bracket that won't stay in position without the some form of supplemental support (at least on my bike.)- The welds that hold the various metal rods that comprise the basket together are so weak that - at least in my case - two of them broke within a couple of months. Pro Tip: If you like the basket itself enough to invest some time and money into using it, then reinforce the welds with your own gear or perhaps take it to a muffler shop and pay them to do it for you.- The way the lower support attaches to the bike's gooseneck is horrible. I added hose clamps and tie wraps to make it more secure on my bike and that helped a lot.WOULD I RECOMMENT THIS TO A FRIEND?Only if that friend liked the basket well enough to have the mounting bracket welds improved. If they weren't willing to advise them not to get this as it will very likely fail with any meaningful amount of use.

Good quality material and good value for the price. The basket fit on my bike and it works great for carrying things.