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You could of course put a hole through the middle of the rack tab for the cable to pass through with the tab abutting the fork.
But generally the top rack tap is just to stabilise rather than a load carrier per se. -
I solved this same issue by just using a much longer straddle cable. I can't see an issue with your current solution though!
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I think that looks fine, though I've always preferred just to bend the silver tab itself with some big pliers and adjust the angle and where the kink is, or add another bend making more of an 's' shape If you fiddle with that a bit, you usually find it will clear the straddle in some arrangment or other.
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Are there any issues with having a front rack mounted like this? I need to clear the canti straddle cable and the only way I can easily do that is to have a long spaced out bolt so the rack tab attaches in front of the straddle cable. In the photo it’s a 70mm bolt and the straddle and rack tab are just touching. I’ve ordered an 80mm bolt so it clears.
Am I putting too much leverage anywhere? Risk of fiery death?
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