^ but the head tube / fork interface is so ugly
why would anyone let that off the paper and even into prototyping - let alone production
Because its a steel for for touring when you need eyelets. You wouldn't notice with its loaded. The rest of the time you can use a carbon fork, and it looks fine:
Because you want to offer the option of a carbon fork. And those tend to be tapered nowadays.
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^ but the head tube / fork interface is so ugly
why would anyone let that off the paper and even into prototyping - let alone production