that'll be be putting extra stress on the forks too
That'll be (more or less) the only place it will be putting any stress on the forks. The weight of the rack and luggage will sit on the axle and go through the wheel.
Given I won't be carrying loads of bricks, would you think that would be too much stress?
I'm not qualified to say. I probably wouldn't do it myself but that's not based on any actual knowledge of such things
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That'll be (more or less) the only place it will be putting any stress on the forks.
The weight of the rack and luggage will sit on the axle and go through the wheel.