Originally Posted by
CliffordK
It looks like it has a standard cast crown. It is probably mostly hollow, but would likely need to have two holes drilled at the crown for the internal cable routing which could be difficult to do without disassembling.
Aftermarket unicrown forks should be generally available, and would only need a single hole cut/drilled at the bottom of the steer tube, and another hole where the cable enters.
Your bike does have the 1 1/8" threadless steer tube (I think) so you should be able to figure out how to get the cable out the top, or possibly even below the bars if you have spacers below the bars.
I'm not sure about the toe overlap. The Buena Vista comes in a variety of sizes. Perhaps the easiest thing to do would be to purchase the next size larger frame, and adjust the stem & seat to your comfort.
The next size larger would be way too big! I went up a size already! My seat is low for the frame. Bigger would be impossible! I did all of the "frame size" ways to eliminate toe overlap. And I still have a bit. This is one of the reasons that I thought about a custom frame. I might be weirdly portioned or something. Every bike I have tried as an adult has toe overlap. My current config is the closest I have come to not having it.
Right now my lights are mounted on the rack stay! The front one is the bothersome one, the rear light cable is well hidden.
Here is a pic where the light cabling is visible.
If I did this sort of fork project, I'd want matching paint, the same mounting options etc, etc.... my bike is pretty non "stock" as it is.
So it comes back to 3 options
1. Do nothing
2. Custom fork
3. Custom frame