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I *thought *it was just a simpler design and (like a lot of things) road forks developed oval tubes to give more comfort that wasn't needed one track forks... and so wasn't just adopted, rather than being a specific advantage.
But then I'd never ridden a bike with 700c wheels when this debate was raging, so I really wouldn't know.