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i worked in a bike shop for about a year and a half, never heard 'fork stretch' before.
While the phrase is probably bullshit, and the thinking sounds a bit half-arsed, the sentiments are very much true.
If you want to fit a brake, buy forks that have been designed to have a hole in them.