Originally Posted by
Kontact
I don't think forks have gotten longer - I think the crowns have gotten smaller because they don't need to mount a rim brake caliper.
On the other hand, head tubes now include the 2-3cm that used to be taken up by external headsets. So a frame with an external headset might have a 14cm headtube, while an otherwise identical frame with internal bearings would be 16cm.
Fair enough on fork blade length. But I haven't seen an external headset on a new mainstream carbon frame in almost 20 years, and the Forme Victeur shown certainly doesn't have one. But I've seen your point.