I have two bikes set up with the fork mounted cable hanger. The first bike has a standard Tektro carrier that uses a hex bolt and a 10mm nut to secure the primary cable. I found the nut make contact with the front of the silver cable hanger, pushing the cable forward. Probably not a big deal, but I can feel and hear the slight friction. On the second bike, I replaced the Tektro unit with another different carrier that uses a small grub screw to secure the primary cable. You can see there's free space between the black hanger and the carrier.
This may not be an issue with different setups with larger diameter fork crowns, different head tube angles, etc.
Problem Solvers make an extra wide 50mm carrier using the grub screw. I may install one of these to see if it increases the leverage.
Last edited by vredstein; 12-17-11 at 12:23 AM.