>>2038919They look fine and would probably be comfy. A thinner 700c tire would be fine too, but that 2.2 will absorb more impacts.
man it is pretty expensive.
>>2038927Here is how it works.
>headsetcup is pressed into headtube, cone is set in the crown and loose balls, caged bearings, or a sealed bearing could be there, but mostly loose or caged balls.
>forkThe steerers are supposed to be threaded only a couple inches down, but some thread them most of the way down, which has been said to be weaker, but you can use it on more frame sizes.
The threaded portion can be english threaded or french. Could be an italian thread pitch type too.
French forks can be 22.0mm's where as most other countries used 22.2mm.
You have the threaded cup goes over the top, and uses a lock washer, or different top cap design so you adjust it there with huge thin cone wrenches 32mm I think. The french do some stuff a little different, but it's similar.
TL:DR If you find a fork with a longer threaded section, you could cut it shorter and if the headset threads on it would be fine. However, do realize french, italian, and the rest CAN use different parts.
>>2038899no
