Well, if that's the case it's definitely good to know. What doesn't square in my mind is that the bearing gives a perfect fit with the original fork.

In any case, this would imply that I need a bearing with a higher profile, of say 10 mm if the current bearing is 8 mm high and the new fork needs another 2 mm or so to clear the frame. And yet all the bearings I can find related to the new fork are only 6.5 or 7 mm high. I've never seen a 9 or 10 mm one referred to. Do they exist?