Originally Posted by
Mike Mills
Wow! Please try to excuse me, but that looks seriously screwed up.
Is that plumber's strapping? That stuff has ZERO out of plane stiffness. What is stopping the rack from node-diving into the wheel? Seems like it could be a serious safety issue to me.
Is the strapping running beneath the brake cable bridge? That would reduce the front braking effectiveness. Seems like it could be a serious safety issue to me.
Agreed on the first point. The stuff bends easily and could easily break. It appears that it is the only thing holding the top of the rack to the frame/fork. I would suggest looking for something else as you would not want it to fall forward while riding as that would easily cause an accident.
Running things under the brake cable should not be a problem as long as it does not come into contact with the brake gear under any circumstances. Fenders sit in that same spot and I dont think that there have been any major problems because of that.