Originally Posted by
mace2
On the bus racks I've used, you don't have to place the clamp right against the fork, you can put it a bit up on the wheel itself (it should have enough grip to stay there, I think). Though, maybe I'm wrong...
That's the case with the racks around here. Because of the angle, you can put the hold-down bar on at 10 o'clock on your front wheel, with bike in the left-facing rack and everything will stay in place.
This is how they rack up front-fendered hybrids in interior BC: Has to be at least 2" clearance from hold-down bar to fork blade.