Hi, everyone.
Sorry for the delay. I've dropped the old fork again, to make some photos. First, I'll answer some questions.
Originally Posted by
Andrew R Stewart
So are the two forks' steerers of the same diameters and such?
Correct, steerers are the same.
Originally Posted by
Andrew R Stewart
Are you sure the "crown race" is not a simple seal that sits on a crown race? Carbon forks often have a larger cross section at the crown although the crown race seat can remain the same.
It's not carbon, but you seem to be right - what I confused for crown race is some kind of dust cover, or adapter which was sitting on top of actual crown race (see photos below)