Thing is, he's not going very far. You could do that with 531 or Columbus SL, but nowadays you have to be careful.

Bending a fork back from undergoing significant bending may result in localized thinning of material that will result in a very weak fork. There will probably be significant micro-cracking. Depending on if the steel was closer to gas pipe or high alloy steel, this may or may not result in problems.