I also read a comment about the basket being lopsided and fragile...can anyone add your feelings on these comments?
770191
We have had no problems with lopsided-ness or fragile-ness and my daughter carries our 11 pound dog in it :)
770192
I really didn't notice any of the lopsided problems. However while riding on my bike it does shift & it will look like it leans to one side. Hope this helps.
770193
I did not have any issues with lopsidedness and I feel the basket is very well made. You may need to move your bikes front reflector to avoid interference with the reflector and basket.
770194
The basket fits well on my wife's comfort/mountain bike and seems durable to me.
770195
Since this is a hand woven basket, it will have a natural "imperfect" appearance. With that said, my basket is not lopsided at all. As far as the strength goes, I would feel fine carrying a half gallon of milk in it, but not a full gallon. It does have a wood bottom. - Sandy
770196
I love my basket! I used it on my bike several times this summer and it worked GREAT. I had it stuffed with a sweatshirt, water bottle and my phone and it was just fine. My basket is not flimsy at all.
770197
Straps are adjustable so its not lopsided, and it is not at all fragile. Hope this helps
1684844
I haven't had any issues with mine. I'm not sure if this will help you, but maybe you can try this link. http://m.sportsunlimitedinc.com/basketball-hoop-parts-and-accessories.html
1271400
The basket is pretty large. For the same price you can get it at Target. You may want to check it out there,
957877
I have not had any issue with mine...totally love it but check to see that the brake is not grabbing on that side, or that the under basket is not rubbing against the wheel
555666
That seems to be a problem with the shipping of the product. I received 2 posts with the ball on top broken off, before one arrived, unbroken. The company did take care of the problem, so that is a positive. Don't know if it could have been fixed or not. That said....I love the mailbox, and have had no problems with its quality since.
1733993
I remember mine was really tough too. Once assembled I noticed the bottom plastic pieces for one side faced the wrong direction. There was no way I could undo and reassemble as it was such a tight fit.
1203146
I had no issues assembling this bike, there were, however, parts missing(nuts and bolts) i replaced those got the bike together and went for a short ride to test it all out before i let my GF(who the bike is for) ride it. Well i immediately regretted buying the bike. The frame is bent and pulls to the right. i should have spent a little more and got a better bike. She seems to like it overall but she also regrets the purchase and i probably wont ever buy a bike off amazon again because of it Local Bike shops for me from now on. the 6 speed gears are a plus. having the baskets is nice but the whole bike seems poorly engineered. I had no issues assembling this bike, there were, however, parts missing(nuts and bolts) i replaced those got the bike together and went for a short ride to test it all out before i let my GF(who the bike is for) ride it. Well i immediately regretted buying the bike. The frame is bent and pulls to the right. i should have spent a little more and got a better bike. She seems to like it overall but she also regrets the purchase and i probably wont ever buy a bike off amazon again because of it Local Bike shops for me from now on. the 6 speed gears are a plus. having the baskets is nice but... » Read More I had no issues assembling this bike, there were, however, parts missing(nuts and bolts) i replaced those got the bike together and went for a short ride to test it all out before i let my GF(who the bike is for) ride it. Well i immediately regretted buying the bike. The frame is bent and pulls to the right. i should have spent a little more and got a better bike. She seems to like it overall but she also regrets the purchase and i probably wont ever buy a bike off amazon again because of it Local Bike shops for me from now on. the 6 speed gears are a plus. having the baskets is nice but the whole bike seems poorly engineered. « Show Less
453659
I think it will be too wobbly. The method it uses for securing the basket to the rack isn't strong enough.
1005042
it would be rather messy. even with the basket everything swirls around and its messy. but i think the baskets are better
1232774
It's how you set the basket. It happens to me once in a while when I try to put it together quickly
596608
I just purchased this item last week and the item came exactly as pictured. I think that the confusion has arisen because the basket comes flattened out and inside of a plastic container that has rope handles around it. The plastic container is for transporting the basket when the basket is collapsed (flattened). So the rope handles are NOT on the basket itself.
1111863
Nope.Its not flat and its kind of hallow. The product was so badly designed, The moment the ball hits the board (which holds the basket) the links which you use to adjust the height will break loose and you end up assemble everything again. I have applied a tape to hold the links and the hook that holds the entire unit. Another bad design, if your kid applies little force on the basket, the lock which hold the basket in its position will break loose and it gets locked in the downward position and you have apply force to bring it back (which is not easy) to its position and there is no easy way or lock release to bring it back to correct position.
1394383
Well we didn't seem to have that issue. I seem to remember the unit assembling OK - although a misfit axle could lead to the issues we had with the wheels. Sorry to see you had a problem too.
2270867
That is not usual in my case. I have had the cube fall apart once while scrambling it up, but I was turning it quickly and roughly. Not difficult to reassemble. The smoothness makes up for the fragility in my opinion.
1699973
The basket is bolted in place. It is not designed for fast and easy removal.
1642369
Personally, I don't think the sides are high enough to be safe. Also, the basket can pop off if weight shifts around. So, in my opinion, no.
1446241
Just finished putting the bike together and am having the same problem. The seat is ridiculously loose, it rotates around and flexes up and down as I'm riding. It almost seems like it's intentionally built this way. Have either of you been able to fix this problem since you posted? Or are you just dealing with it? Thanks