Originally Posted by
UnCruel
This is what I came up with. There's a good 2 inches / 8 cm of clearance over the tire, and nothing rubs. It's ugly, but should do the trick.
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It is only ugly if you have put your tent up so the support is no longer covered up with the tent bundle and some non-bicyclist looks at your bike. The bikers will admire your ingenuity.
You might need to bend the bottom segments out wider if your load is not perfectly balanced for weight in the center, but that is something you could do on a trip if needed.
Very nice.
If it bounces on bumps, you might need to run a strap to the back side of the steerer tube to hold the tent from moving forward. I suggest you bring a strap or piece of cord that it a couple feet long on your trip, just in case it is needed.
You deserve the award for best DIY project for the year for this forum, but unfortunately no such award exists.