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Why am I still faster than you? (slrpnk.net)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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E: Let's all talk about what bikes should or shoudn't cost

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

My first thought on that second link was: Id never buy such a thing made of plastic?!

In Switzerland you can get normal Baskets for CHF 15.- to 100.- (around 1:1 to USD). https://www.veloplus.ch/shop/ausruestung/koerbe/gepaecktraegerkoerbe You see them all the time, they are so common that the images often don't even feature a size comparison or use demonstration like in your first link, because everyone knows them 😅.

10-20 years ago it was considered a woman or gay thing to have them but apparently they are convenient enough to have overcome that stigma.

The one you got is a bit heftier and looks pretty heavy tbh

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

Oh yeah they look pretty handy, and affordable. Only thing I'd be worried about is that they look like steel. I don't know how well they react to water, snow and salt.

But you definitely look like you have a lot more options than we do.

The plastic basket was the best the bike shop where I bought mine could find. Most people here use satchels on the sides of the wheel, but 1. That precludes the use of a trailer for groceries, 2. I don't see what's so convenient about them unless you're a camper.

There's also just having no storage and using a backpack for everything. A popular option, but backpacks are hot. Not a fan.

The basket I ended up with is certainly big, but its aluminium construction reduces the weight, and above all, it's handled a few falls just fine so far.

And well, on an e-bike, weight is much less critical. I paid a fortune for this bike; might as well enjoy the perks.