Front, Rear and Children's Wicker Bike Baskets
The range covers front-mounted handlebar baskets in classic shapes, deeper rear-mounted pannier baskets for larger loads, smaller children's bike baskets sized for kids' bikes, and fitted picnic-style bike baskets with leather straps and lid closures. Most attach with leather straps that buckle around handlebars or tie to rear racks, with optional metal brackets for permanent fittings.
Why Choose a Wicker Bike Basket Over Plastic or Metal
Bike baskets work best for the kind of cycling that isn't sport. Trips to the local shops, picking up bread and milk, school drop-offs and pick-ups, library runs, taking lunch to a park, and ferrying a couple of bottles to a friend's house. They suit traditional Dutch-style bikes and step-through frames particularly well, but work fine on modern hybrids and town bikes too. The wicker construction is lighter than metal mesh baskets and far more attractive than plastic alternatives.
For people who cycle to do shopping, a wicker basket properly does its job. Our wicker shopping baskets range covers handheld market versions, but for cycling specifically, the integrated straps and rigid bases of bike-specific designs make a real difference. A medium front basket holds a typical small grocery shop. Larger pannier baskets handle a full week's worth of food and household basics.
How to Fit and Care for a Bike Basket
Wicker baskets aren't waterproof, so if you ride in serious rain, you'll want a waterproof bag inside the basket or a rain cover. Most of our baskets have lined or unlined options, and the lined versions handle damp shopping (cold meats, frozen items) better than unlined. The leather straps will need occasional conditioning to stay supple through years of weather exposure.
Children's bike baskets work brilliantly for nursery and primary school runs, giving little ones somewhere to keep their book bag, water bottle or favourite teddy without it dangling from the handlebars. Sized smaller than adult versions and decorated in traditional weaves, they make charming additions to a child's first proper bike.
Pair bike baskets with our picnic baskets for cycling-distance picnics, or wine and champagne baskets for transporting bottles by bike.
