Bicycle basket

Pashley bicycle with a front wicker basket.
Woman on a utility bicycle with a red eurobox front basket
Bicycle basket in synthetic material, with carrying handle and zippered pocket. On the right in the picture, a simpler model in coated metal wire.

A bicycle basket is a bicycle-mounted basket for carrying cargo, usually light cargo. They are usually used for light shopping duties such as going on daily visits to the shops for fresh bread or milk. Baskets are often mounted on the handlebars and made of traditional basket weaving materials such as wicker and cane or even woven plastic that merely looks like wicker or cane. They can also be made of other materials such as metal mesh. Euroboxes (for example 40×30×25 cm) or milk crates[1] are also used as bicycle baskets.