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Thanks for the input, honest as always. I obviously knew about the BMW inspiration but wanted a frame builder's take on the subject. I'm not questioning steel disc forks have their use (especially when they have all the trimmings), yet you have confirmed my views that they are always a compromise in one way or another.
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Mg fork is a homage to my BMW gangsta of many years ago. It has no compliance in and of itself, but with higher volume road tyres it is a comfortable ride. (@Ecobeard can attest). This goes to show the benefits of tyre choice, not my frame building prowess.
It weighs a tonne, it takes a horrendous amount of time to make, but...
For almost all applications there is a carbon fork that will work, the only time this isn't true is dynamos. We were going to make our own carbon fork, but the move stole all. Our money...