I see space there… a little less than the space between the fork tube and the tire. Looks to me like the space between the rack deck and the tire is about equal to the bolt-to-tire space. You will be fine unless you get into mud and then that bolt (those two bolts) will start to scrape mud from the tire and load up that gap. The fork will likely load up first so it’s a non-rack issue after that.
If you get really stressed about those two bolts, consider using chain ring bolts. Warning, you will have to drill-out all the mounting holes in the rack and rack-to-fork bracket for this to work and likely add a washer/spacer to the mix but the result will be a very low profile install.
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Looks like enough length, unless the entire front will bounce around.
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I see space there… a little less than the space between the fork tube and the tire. Looks to me like the space between the rack deck and the tire is about equal to the bolt-to-tire space. You will be fine unless you get into mud and then that bolt (those two bolts) will start to scrape mud from the tire and load up that gap. The fork will likely load up first so it’s a non-rack issue after that.
If you get really stressed about those two bolts, consider using chain ring bolts. Warning, you will have to drill-out all the mounting holes in the rack and rack-to-fork bracket for this to work and likely add a washer/spacer to the mix but the result will be a very low profile install.
Looks like enough length, unless the entire front will bounce around.
What rack is that