Originally Posted by
dabac
Highly unlikely.
26" MTB forks are generally roomy enough to take a 700C wheel with a skinny road tire even if they aren't sus corrected. Mud and fender clearance tends to see to that.
If you use a sus corrected one you're probably looking at a tad of ATC increase compared to the original fork.
That's why I italic'd the
may, you are probably correct 99% of the time, what if the OP is that 1%?
Originally Posted by
dabac
Well, in terms of the wheel not fitting, it doesn't have to be considered either.
But sure, a 700C disc fork may be an overall better replacement in terms of rake and ATC. Either way, my impression is that there are more sus corrected 26" forks available than there are 700C disc brake road forks
Got to go with, so what if there are less 700c forks; the fact is, that they are available, and more are coming every year.
Originally Posted by
dabac
... if the OP insists on having a CF fork. There's a Mosso aluminium fork and an 413 mm ATC with rather nicely tapered fork legs for instance
There are very few non carbon disc forks left on the market, the Mosso you suggested isn't widely available in the UK (the OP has their country listed as UK, so relevant), carbon forks are. The Mosso forks are available on Ebay from HK seller, fairly cheap, but there is no warranty for the buyer, and they could get hit with VAT/import duty before the item is released from the courier, which isn't an issue in some non-EU countries.