Basket for trike luggage rack

Continuing the custom trike project, here is the previous post:

• Planning to pack panniers in custom trike — January 03, 2025

Have now built a "basket" to go on the luggage-rack. It has to be fairly narrow, due to the panniers either side -- although they are below the luggage-rack, they open and expand upward.

Made it from some 25x25x1.4 mm angle that already had, and some scrap masonite for sides and bottom. First photo:

Pretty simple. The side panels are laminated so have water protection. End and bottom panels are raw masonite, so coated them with Bondcrete to weatherseal. Another photo:

If rain protection is required, could make a fabric cover.

Hmmm, wondering when the trike will be ready for a first short tour. Keep thinking of more things to do. Soon...   

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