Dear Scrod,

If I replace this fork with this fork, what difference am I going to feel riding? Only difference looks like 30mm rake vs. 35mm rake. Will that be noticeable when riding and how so?

I'm trying to find a fork suitable for running a brake with. I've read online of people drilling the Alpina F04 forks and saying that it isn't too hard, but I don't have the tools in my apartment to drill it myself and I've heard that some bike shops won't mess around with drilling and possibly ruining a perfectly good fork. Do you have any experience or knowledge/opinions on drilling an Alpina fork?

Just curious if it'd be worth getting it drilled (if I can find anyone to do it) or just getting a pre-drilled fork and what my best options are getting close to the 30mm rake of the Alpina. I can't find a whole lot of other carbon blade/alu steerer forks that are drilled w/ 30mm rake. I don't think the Leader forks will work since my frame isn't an integrated headset.

Thanks for any help you can provide Scrod