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Rodolfo
We’ve raided the parts box at my LBS and this seems… possible.
We’ve fitted a bearing with a reduced height, so it sits higher in the cup. It has the same 45degree surface and the fork crown race is fully in contact with the bearing.
There is obviously a wide gap between the steerer and the flat bearing surface but I figure I could just have a machine shop create a spacer to ‘fill’ this gap to stop the fork wandering.
Where the fork sits on the bearing doesn’t foul and appears to sit nicely between the fork and frame.
This bike is for posing. It’s not going to be blatted about at 20mph. I think with a regular inspection of the steerer this is a workable solution.