>>1287644alternating stripes of reflective tape up the fork/ anything to make it more garish to make it uglier, so you go right the way round to cool again.
wald basket or ziptie any metal basket/crate on a front rack. You've got bosses on your fork for it, which should work, if you space them out with longer bolts.
you could get a front brake that isn't made out of chinkesium or some nice tires but i wouldn't bother.
It's a piece of garbage