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Yes, there is a rack.
I have the VO steerer mount decaleur that I had set up previously but it was always a bit of a pain due to the short headtube on my Cross Check. I figured a stem bolt-mounted solution might be easier to get the bag in/out while keeping the bag away from my hands on the flats (and it's cheaper than replacing everything with a VO rack with integrated decaleur).
If GB made one for ahead stems I'd order that, but as they don't, I'm stuck trying to fabricate my own.
Here's what I had previously...
As you can see, there's not much room between the tombstone and decaleur (or the stem and top of the decaleur for that matter).
I suppose taking a hacksaw to both might also solve the problem...
atk
Exactly this.
However a cheap decaleur may not be a tight fit unlike those super-expensive one from Compass (Grand Bois), which have no movement when slotted in.
As long the bag support the weight, the decaleur simply held it in place, very much like the rack stay on the seat stay, the seat stay mount are far from strong but enough to hold the rack in place while the weight is distributed on the drop out.
FWIW, I find my Grand Bois system work brilliantly, even over 10,000km I never have to make any modification or change, while the other modern system are heavier, and more prone to vibration (even with the Klick-fix, the bag bounce notoriously, and excessive vibration pull the bag downward regardless of the make).