Making a Wald bicycle basket bag

New tutorial on YouTube!

Learn how to make your own bicycle basket bag on my channel! I recently found this cute 1980’s Schwinn Collegiate cruiser bike at the local thrift store. With some new tires, oil on the chain and a new Wald 137 basket on the front, I was ready to cruise!

While very functional, it quickly became evident I needed some sort of bag to fit into my basket, my goods were bouncing out every time I hit a bump.

Make a bike basket bag of your own.

Watch the full tutorial on how to make a bicycle basket bag to fit your basket- no matter the brand. In the video I go through the step by step process of measuring, designing, creating a pattern and sewing a bag for a Wald 137 standard bicycle basket. My Wald basket measures 15 x 10 x 4.8 inches, but this pattern can be adapted for any basket.

In the bicycle basket bag there are internal pockets, with and without zippers. I cover the easiest, best way to sew a pocket with a zipper closure.

A drawstring closure and a significant amount of expansion in the design of this bike bag allows for the safe carrying of many items without the fear of your goods falling out when the road gets bumpy.

The fabrics I use are upcycled vinyl and heavyweight cottons leftover from previous projects throughout the years. The floral fabric on the expandable part of the bag is a vintage cotton from an old set of drapes I found a thrift store a while back. Their slight faded quality just adds extra character and adventurousness to the bag.

This bicycle basket bag is designed to be collapsed and then expanded to accommodate trips to the farmers market, grocery store or your favorite take out joint.

The leather straps are long enough to allow wearing the bag over your shoulder when walking around carrying it and the bag is not in the basket.