Originally Posted by
webtwo
Looks like it is bolted to the hole in the fork, where one might mount fenders or a headlight. An alternative to having the cable stop hanging from your headset.
The hanger is bolted to the fork, I have a fork-mounted hanger as well, all that does is hold the end of the brake cable housing. If the pull cable breaks, I'm pretty sure there's nothing to prevent the straddle cable from falling onto the tire. That's why Shimano invented the "
link-wire"