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Because they're good tyres and they were free and the 40mm one fits fine on the back, and it's barely a few cigarette papers off it being OK on the front. There's heaps of clearance laterally it's just the vertical plane where it doesn't quite work.
The clearance will actually improve in time when the tread wears down anyway.
Calumonwheels
Fatties don't quite fit fine on my surly steamroller fork.
While the clearance is just about there for my 700c*40mm tyres, there is very very slight rubbing on the inside of the fork crown while I'm riding. There also isn't room for a mudguard which would be desirable.
I'm mooting angle grinder the lawyer lip off the fork and then supergluing some snipped spoke bits in the fork end to create a tad more clearance between tyre and fork crown. I've got a mate who's made an old school Canadian track iron work with 25mm tyres very well by doing the same, albeit without needing to grind off the lip.
The front wheel is a track wheel so I'm not concerned about the wheel being insufficiently clamped in place, as I can torque it down snugly with a 15mm.
Go ahead and tell me if you have a better idea. And yes I know it's a bit gross on the headset cups etc