Ah, the perfect season for riding and skating.
For those who enjoy both cycling and skating, I’m sure that you’ve ran into the question “How the hell am I gonna carry my skateboard problem.”
You could use a special rack for it, carry it on your back, or use a bag…there are many ways but I’d like to show you the most common way on this post.
The most common way in my opinion would be the “throw-it-in-the-basket” style.
I find myself using this method quite often, and when I look around at my friends, I see that a lot of them use the “throw-it-in-the-basket” style, too.
This is my buddy’s vintage TREK. (peep the back truck attached the wrong way)
When the it gets hot, carrying a bag on your back becomes really annoying, so it’s common to attach a basket to your bike and having one is handy for more than just carrying your skateboard.
As far as carrying a skateboard goes, it’s easy to load and unload the board and you could put your bag in the basket under the board, so you can ride your bike comfortably.
In the past, I’ve used the Wald 137, possibly the most standard basket from our selection,
and the Wald 139 Half, which is a basket bigger than the 137, but has the upper half chopped.
I personally thought the 137 was better. The reason is that the two trucks fit snugly into the two edges of the basket. (Depending on the deck’s wheelbase)
As for the 139 Half, I had to put the grip tape side down to load it, causing the basket to leave marks on the grip tape, which was a bit annoying to me.
And you would need some sort of strap on cord to fix the skateboard on the basket.
My personal favorite is the *BLUE LUG* flat bungee. They’re tough and hard to tear from rubbing against the grip tape and holds the board firmly.
*BLUE LUG* cargo net is also one of the options, but these tend to tear easily than the flat bungee when rubbed on grip tape.
