...so if that's the original fork, I'd be curious about how the conversion to threadless was done. It's a Cromor bike, which is not a big deal, just means it was a little cheaper in the lineup originally. But I don't understand your description of the frame based on the catalog descriptions.

I don't have much else to add, other than my personal tastes on something like that find the addition of threadlessness in the headset and ergonomic bars fugly. So for me, those would be additional expenses for ownership and riding. But everyone's different.