Originally Posted by
unterhausen
The axle to crown numbers make me wonder about your trail numbers. A fork that is longer will decrease the head tube angle and increase the trail
If the head tube angle is really 72 degrees, the difference between fork 1 and the original would probably be unnoticeable. fork 2 might be a little stiff.
I would look at this with reference to an original fork, which should be around somewhere for someone to measure. Then I would draw this out on paper or CAD of some sort. It is really quite revealing to swap forks and see what happens to the head angle even with rake the same and only length from axle to the crown race seat changing. It was more change than I would have thought.