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Old 10-14-2017, 10:52 PM
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What Charliedid said... Get the fork that goes with the frame. You'll soon forget about the cost, but love it for a long time.
Yeah...that's a valid argument.
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Old 10-14-2017, 10:54 PM
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A buddy of mine has an enve canti non tapered for sale. That would look excellent on this.
I'm interested. Message me with a price and pic.
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Old 10-14-2017, 11:00 PM
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BTW, Waterford says my frame is setup for 400mm axle to crown and 45mm offset.

It seems I mainly can only find 395mm a2c forks. I suppose this is very little difference, but any comments about the 5mm is appreciated.
Do you happen to have a Chris King headset in the frame? If so, they make a special crown race with an extra 5mm of height.

Like this

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Old 10-14-2017, 11:02 PM
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What headset are you using? I think both King and Cane Creek make a 5mm baseplate race. We're basically talking suspension corrected geo here. If you have never ridden this bike you won't know the difference...maybe.

It may steer a touch heavy vs 400mm

I still think you should buy a Waterford fork. :-)
Cool! I will definitely look into this.
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Old 10-14-2017, 11:03 PM
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Do you happen to have a Chris King headset in the frame? If so, they make a special crown race with an extra 5mm of height.

Like this

I do have a CK headset and this I will definitely do.

Thank you!
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Old 02-22-2018, 01:12 PM
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Thank you to the folks of PaceLine!

Here she is with the CK crown w/5mm and a Whisky fork.
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