abdon 

My Merlin Extra light is slowly turning into a fine randonneuring girl. One problem left; the super sexy Reynolds Ouzo Pro fork will never be able to accommodate a fender :'(

What fender with a bit more clearance would you recommend to replace the Ouzo Pro? I just need enough clearance for 23c (maybe 25c tires) with a fender. On the back it took a bit of heat molding in order to get the full fender to fit like it belonged there, I figure that the front will need the same treatment.

JiveTurkey

Have you seen the Planet Bike Speed EZ or SKS Race Blade fenders? Or is that not going to give you as much clearance as you want?

abdon 

Very tempting but I need full fenders. Around here the weather is very unpredictable, specially when you start going over mountain ranges. Full fenders make for very happy touring.

abdon 

So nobody has an opinion on road carbon forks with extra clearance?

Holly crap, I think I found the one topic nobody wants to be argumentative about. What do I win?

JiveTurkey

I've never looked so I wouldn't know. Have you found any?

I wonder if cyclocross forks have a bit more clearance for the fact they bigger tires are used.--maybe room for road tire and fender. You'd have to put on a cantilever (or maybe road disc) brake, which would be compatible with your shifter.

HillRider

Easton makes two suitable forks.

The EC90X is a full carbon cyclocross fork that will clear wide tires and should easily clear fenders with the tire sizes you mention: https://www.eastoncycling.com/road/products/forks/ec90-x

The EC70 is a carbon leg/aluminum steerer less expensive and heavier alternative. Easton specifically claims it accepts both wide tires and fenders: https://www.eastoncycling.com/road/products/forks/ec70-x

Both of these forks take cantlever or V brakes so you will probably want to use cantilevers if you have brifters. I recommend Shimano's BR-R550.

Wound Up Composits makes a "Commuter/Light Touring" fork claimed to accept fenders that is available in all cabon or carbon legs with a Cr-Mo or aluminum steerer and it takes caliper brakes. Look here and scroll down: https://www.woundupcomposites.com/specs.html

abdon 

I'm hopping to find a fork I can use with my caliper brakes, but it is beginning to look like a remote possibility

jayp410

If you go with a cyclocross fork, be very careful about the axle-to-crown length in comparison to your road fork. I tried going the other way, switching from a CX fork to a road fork, but the road fork had about a 2.5 cm (1 inch) shorter axle-to-crown length. I think the CX forks are longer to accomodate the extra tire clearance. Installing that would have changed the geometry of the bike (head tube angle, etc..), which would have affected steering etc.

Sanojim

What about the Kinesis DC07 at PBK. Fender mounts and accepts 28c tires
https://www.probikekit.com/display.php?code=A1677

jasonrobo02

Abdon, I suggest looking for a carbon fork from a hybrid bike. The original fork on my girlfriend's Specialized Vita Elite was carbon blades and aluminum steerer with provisions to mount a fender/rack and had a caliper mounting hole and canti-bosses. I would bet that you could find a similar takeoff from somebody's bike on ebay or craigslist.