I don't have the part circled in red, so there is an infinite amount of clearance at that spot. BUT, the chain stays have practically zero clearance with the existing chain ring, thus making it impossible to upgrade to a larger one. Huge bummer. I guess this e-MTB is not built for speed. So I ended up returning it. Now I'm eying the Canondale Synapse NEO 3 2019. It might be what I'm looking for.