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I think with a 71.5hta, it's likely you would be happier with 50mm or even 55mm rake. I have convinced people with similar geometry bikes and one of those switchable rake forks to go to 55mm, and it freed up the steering in a way that they felt made the bike feel more lively. This is assuming you can get a fork with the same A-C so it doesn't change the hta. Which is something that can be accounted for.
Too bad you can't try out different rakes like you can try out saddles. People are used to high trail, and there is a split between the people that find lower trail to make a bike more lively and those that think it makes it feel sketchy. It took me one ride to get used to my bike with 55mm rake and 73 degree HTA, but it felt livelier right away. Finished Paris-Brest-Paris on that bike. Sadly, I let the seatpost get stuck and it's relegated to trainer duty now.
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