If you're doing really oversized steel tubing (downtube) and a carbon fork, and looking for maximum stiffness, then sure, go with the 44HT.
But if you're going for a dreamy steel ride, get a sweet steel fork on there and keep the smaller headtube diameter and the other tubes more reasonably sized.
Check out AndySTI's Alliance for an example of a Spirit bike that splits the difference and looks the business.
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Io non posso vivere senza la mia strada e la mia bici -- DP
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