I’ve been planning a monster gravel build for a while and have been looking for a carbon fork that will clear 29er tyres. I found a Chinese factory that makes a fork that fits my needs. What I am suspicious about is the claimed Axle to crown length of 385mm coupled with a tyre clearance of 60mm for 700c. Is this at all possible? Here’s the link to the fork -
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I think that dimension is from the axle to the bottom of the fork crown. It looks like the actual axle-crown is 410mm. I used a Winow Sports FK-059 on my most recent gravel bike and it’s held up great!
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Why do you need such a short fork length? You’re making the frame, no? Then you can design for a longer fork, including the fork you linked to.
@liberationfab is correct, 385 is the crown clearance.
True axle to crown is 410mm
This is on par with the ENVE adventure fork:
- 700x58mm clearance
- 406a2c
If you want more clearance, the Bearclaw fork clears:
- 29x2.6
- 420a2c
- BOOST spacing
I would highly recommend the Seido MGV Fork. You can find quite a few for $300ish and they clear 29x2.25 with internal or external routing.
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I’ve put a few fork options in this realm together here:
Note that all dimensions come from the form manufacturer and aren’t necessarily vetted by me.
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Eva, this is such a great list! Thanks for sharing!
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Ah, I was looking at the wrong dimensions. Thank you everyone for your responses and thank you @liberationfab for that very helpful list.
Just wanted to give an update. I got the Winow Sports fork. Unfortunately, I neglected to check it when I got it. When the bike reached me several months later from the frame builder’s workshop, I found the steerer tube was kinda eccentric! Thicker on one side than the other.
My LBS says it’s probably safe to use, but suggests that I replace it if I can.
I’m not a carbon expert but the ‘probably safe’ part makes me squeamish. 
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Hi, I was wondering if you are still using the fork, and how its holding up?
No. Had enough of this inconsistent quality control and switched it out with the Seido MGV fork. Been holding up great.