I started a similar thread the other day but accidentally started it in the SS/FG Freestyle subforum. I don't know how to have a thread moved, so I figured it might be easier just to repost it here. I'm trying to determine if my fork can safely fit a 28c Gator Hardshell. Below are a couple of pictures I snapped of it installed. Currently the only part of the tire that rubs on the crown is the extra little bit of rubber that runs along the middle of the tire. Once that rubs off there will probably a mm or 2 of clearance. Is this enough, or would running this tire be dangerous? I really like these tires, and really want to run a 28c up front, but not if it compromises safety in any way. Thanks in advance to any insight you can offer.

P.S. If you look at the two photos, the second one is rubbing slightly more than the first. This is because there is an ever so slight up/down movement in the tire as it rotates (the wheel is perfectly true, it's just the tire), and also becasue the extra bit of rubber in the middle is thicker in certain sections of the tire.