How to Remove and Reattach Your Happy Ride® Wicker Bicycle Basket to Your Bike

Unthread the safety straps.

Lift the sunshade off the basket.

Note: The sunshade is shown, but the process is the same for the wire cage.

Rebuckle the straps to keep the fleece liner secure.

Note: If the liner is dirty, remove it and hand wash, line dry.

Unthread the safety straps.

Slide the back pocket on the basket up to remove from the bracket assembly.

Unscrew the nuts and bolts to release the upper and lower handlebar mounts.

Remove the bracket assembly from your handlebars.

Important: Avoid pinching or bending your bike’s brake cables.

Attach the lower handlebar mount to the upper mount using the nuts and bolts. Tighten until resistance is felt.

Place all parts inside the basket to prevent loss.

Unscrew and separate the handlebar mounts.

Hang the bracket assembly on the handlebars. Make sure that the curved back portion of the adjustable brace is sitting firmly against your bicycle’s frame.

Important: Avoid pinching or bending your bike’s brake cables.

Align and reconnect the lower handlebar mounts to the upper handlebar mounts.

Note: Use the included long bolts if the short bolts do not fit your handlebars.

Slide the back pocket on the basket down onto the bracket assembly.

Check that the basket is level. Adjust the basket by extending the brace and moving it up or down on the bracket assembly until the basket is level.

Important: Once the basket is level, tighten all bolts and nuts until resistance is felt.

Fasten the safety straps to your handlebars.

Important: Always make sure that the safety straps are snug before placing your pet in the basket.

Place your pet in the basket and attach the safety tether to his harness. Adjust the tether so that your pet cannot jump out of the basket.

Unbuckle the four straps.

Place the metal frame inside the upper rim of the basket.

Buckle the four straps over the metal frame to secure the sunshade to the basket.