@meganL@ascentale@bikenite#BikeNite if you have access to a 3-d printer or (better) a friend with time to fart around with design has access to a 3-d printer, you might be able to make custom brackets that would fit that tubing and use them for (the beginning of) a support. I made a bracket for a defloppilator years ago from PLA, it gets harsh use, and it is fine.
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