Basil KF Adapter Plate KlickFix Adapter Plate KlickFix Black

got this plate for mounting the Klick FIx system to an REI handle bar bag with annoying Velcro straps that are finnicky and time consuming and allowed the bag to rest on the carbon head tube. while this set up does keep the bag off the bars & allows more room for hands and also keeps the bag from resting on the head tube it moves and is noisy over bumps and single track.

if converting your own bag to the Klick Fix set up you will need to buy the Kick Flix mount for $30. then collect an allen wrench drill and bit to make 5mm holes and maybe a file to make the holes more symmetrical. first you'll need to mark where you're planning to drill holes drill and file and only partially screw the plate to the front of your bag from the inside of the bag. then place the interior Basil plate on push/slide it into place and continue to cinch down the 4 mounting screws clockwise only a little at a time until each is taut.

through no fault of Basil the supplied mount screws were impossibly short. i had to get 4 new 5mm allen bolts in 2 different lengths b/c my bag has a thick plastic insert for shaping. those bolts cost me $9 more at Village Hardware Alexandria VA. the top 2 screws had to be even longer than the bottom bolts which made using the stabilizing Basil interior plate near impossible to set in place evenly. i unscrewed and redid it at least 4x before i was able to get the plate and screws perfectly aligned and taut.

thus far the system does what i hoped - 1. keeps the bar bag off the bar which allows room for my hands AND 2. keeps the bag off the carbon head tube. but i did not expect the Kick Flix handlebar mount to be so impossible to tighten into place to where the 31.8 mount clips do not secure the bag tightly on the round of the bar. so the bag can and does rotate which makes noise as the content is bouncing around inside. i may be able to figure out how to cinch the Kick Flix bar mount but worry that could strip the screw heads. if i can't cinch the Kick Flix plate the Basil system is kind of useless despite being an exact match.;