Bucket Panniers on a Wire for Bicycle Cargo Hauling on a Tight Budget

Step 4 Using a BiciConeX factory-bent wire:

Place wire on rack with ends facing down and hold out side portion of wire.

 

With the other hand lower the bucket into the wire while pulling up slightly on wire and pushing down on bucket.

 

For first time Bucket Pannier installation bend wire ends with bucket installed on rack to custom fit the wire to your rack.  Wires not bent ¾ away around rack or handle bars may come loose.  BiciConex does not fully bend the wire hanger because not all racks are the same and because some people put their Bucket Panniers on the handle bars we don’t fully bend the wires. 

 

Optional: Bend ends all the way closed to keep wire from coming off easily when bucket is not mounted on the bike rack

 

For heavy buckets first place wire on rack, with two hands lift bucket on to bike rack.  Balance the bucket with one hand while lifting the wire with the other.  Slide the bucket into the wire and ease down while keeping bike steady. 

 

To remove bucket on upright bike push wire down while pulling bucket up. 

 

Use wire as handle:

Slide end of wire up into slot on bucket, not through whole that a standard handle fits into.  The wire hanger can easily be pushed back out.

 

BiciConeX Bucket wires have also been used to; fix chain that fell off, as a drum stick to hit the bucket, and as a device to retrieve things that are out of reach.