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I bought this basket based on the other positive reviews, but I believe that it has a serious design flaw. Once you do a quick home fix, it's great, but the flaw is bad enough that I'd consider the fix to be mandatory in order to make riding safe. The removable basket attaches to the holder in two places: at the bottom, two small hooks hook into the bottom mesh of the basket, and at the top, the edges of the basket's handles hook into two little loops on the holder (by "holder" I mean the part that's attached to the bike). To remove the basket, raise the two handles of the basket so you're holding it like you would hold a basket at the grocery store, then gently lift off the holder to disengage the two hooks at the bottom. The basket is locked into place when the handles are down, and is not locked in when the handles are raised. Here's the design flaw: normal, everyday riding can cause the handles of the basket to lift up. If the handles lift up, the top of the basket detaches, since the handles being down is what locks the top part in place. And if only the top of the basket detaches while the bottom is still held, the basket will roll forward and tumble onto the pavement directly in front of the bike, potentially causing you to crash or fly over your handlebars. I found this out the hard way. For instance, if you hit a pothole and your bike bounces up and down slightly, the handles of the basket also bounce. Imaging holding the sides of a standard grocery store basket, and then suddenly shaking it directly up and down. The handles will bounce upward. If you hit a large enough bump that your bike bounces significantly, the handles will lift up high enough to disengage the attachment system. Luckily, the fix is easy: all you need to do is make sure the handles of the basket don't bounce. If you're not planning on removing the basket very often, zip ties or strong tape will work. If you want to remove your basket a lot, you could probably use twist ties (the kind used for sealing plastic bags that contain food) or the type of cable ties that are use to bundle the cords for electronics. If you need more info, check out the photos I posted. Other than this safety issue, the basket is great.