Making a bike dog basket?

Saturday, May 23rd, 2009 at 5:34 am

Akira Asked:

I have a 25 lb dog. All the dog bike baskets I've seen only hold up to 15 lbs. So I got the idea from someone else to make my dog's own basket using a milk crate and soft cushion. My question is, what is the best way to secure it to my bike? Thank you.

Reply:

At 25 pounds, the dog carrier should be on the back of the bike. That's too much on the front for safe steering control.

You probably are best off purchasing a rear carrier that is supported at three points .. two supports on the bottom, generally the fender eyelets, and one support at the top, generally the brake bridge.

Most decent rear carriers will support your milk crate, cushion, and dog. A link to an Ebay item is below.

Just make sure he is secured so that the doesn't decide to exit at 20 miles per hour.