Bicycle BOVS

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Front Carriers.

These break down into 3 basic types.

Front mounted panniers, these are cut down rear pannier racks, that use smaller sized bags. very good for camping, as they keep the weight low, over the axle, and distributed between front and back.

Front baskets, very good if your out and about, and pop into a shop for a paper, and some milk, but limited by how much weight you can carry in them about 7 kilos. Held onto the handle bars by some kind of clamp, either permanent, or quick release, they often wobble.

front basket without proper support http://www.amazon.co.uk/Model-Wire-Front..._sbs_sg_13

Unless you get a front support. http://www.amazon.co.uk/AMMACO-BICYCLE-B...sket+frame which has a useful peg to hook your light on to.

Front bags, same as baskets, but usually have a fabric strap, for carrying off the bike, more pockets, and map panel on the top. very good for carrying valuables like iPod or cameras when cycling, as you just unclip it and carry it with you. not as good for quick shop though, as you cant close the top with a few bottles of milk in it.

Front load carriers. bolted to the bike frame, usually by both axle bolts, and hooked over the handle bars. You run the control cables behind the metal load frame. You can use it as a support for a normal handle bar bag/basket, just attach a non-normal basket (older supermarkets have great metal ones) to the frame itself, or bungee strap your Bergen or 65 litre rucksack to it. or if you use proper ratcheting load straps, you can fix a slab of beer to it. great for those summer camping trips.

front load platform. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Coyote-Butchers-..._sbs_sg_29

you can get front load carriers that only hook over the handle bars, and attach to the front stem, bolted through the calliper brake hole, avoid them, for the price, you can get a version that attaches to the axle, much stronger and holds more weight.