Originally Posted by prairiepedaler

Has the OP ever ridden with a steering damper installed? I ride using one purchased from Velo Orange to help out with loads on the front fork mounted rack. I find it moderately helpful but the spring tension (which is adjustable) is woefully inadequate for any form of serious load. I've tried another cargo bike which has one come as stock and the spring is much stiffer (non-adjustable), so much so that some may find it irritating when carrying no load up front.

I like the idea of a frame mounted front rack and would explore it further given the chance. Some Dutch bike supply company made a mountable (to your existing frame) sleeve coupler which received their own front rack and this arrangement effectively achieved what a permanent fixture does (probably minus a bit of overall weight carrying capacity).