There are three styles of plate to cater for different types of fork and available mounting points: https://surlybikes.com/parts/rack_sliding_plate
I think they have changed the plate design a little between v1 and v2 of their front rack too. Some of the older instructions show a different style.
Ah so the wider plate with the cutouts are actually the previous version. That explains it. Thank you.
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There are three styles of plate to cater for different types of fork and available mounting points: https://surlybikes.com/parts/rack_sliding_plate
I think they have changed the plate design a little between v1 and v2 of their front rack too. Some of the older instructions show a different style.