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The fork from John Fitzgerald arrived today and boy am I happy with it. Exactly as I had hoped.
It's not clear in the pictures, but it uses this fork crown:
As it was powder coated (with a satin clear coat), the heart is not visible. I will probably get some white enamel paint (thanks for the reccomendation @spotter ) and paint the hearts and hope I don't mess it up, as I think the hearts are a really nice touch on that crown.
The Enve that is being replaced has an A-C of 367mm and a 50mm rake. This new fork has a 370mm A-C and 50mm rake. I did the measurements and it changes my HTA from 71 degrees to something like 70.8 degrees, so is totally negligible.
Not that it was designed for it, but the rear of the Seven can clear a 30c tyre however the Enve couldn't. As I was having the fork made, I wanted the flexibility to run a 30 up front, too, just in case I want to ride any hard packed gravel with a bit more cush.
It won't be fitted until next week but in the mean time, here are some photos of the fork itself.