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Thank you AI, but also nope to most of that. Swoofty, I think you are spoiled by the LA weather that keeps classic cars running forever. My bikes up in Seattle are never in "storage" they get ridden a lot (and cars don't rust much hear either, its the salt on the roads I grew up on in the midwest that does it I think). That said I find some of the connectors (steel obviously) on my Maggies will corrode/oxidize/rust (all of those are acceptable terms despite Rup's pearls of wisdom, though rust is the least scientific). Some of it might be my sweat dripping on there, some of it might just be less than perfect finishes on them, pretty much none of it is galvanic (from dissimilar metals touching), at least the stuff I can see and that you are pointing out. These fittings would oxidize just the same if they were sitting on a shelf. The same thing happens on v-brake hardware and other bolts on my non-trials bikes. My advice for you (gleaned from the owner of a bike shop I used to work in, far more than my work experience as a metallurgical engineer) is to buff off any corrosion with scotchbrite or some similar gentle abrasive and then put a very light coating of WD-40 or some other oil on there to act as a CIC (corrosion inhibiting compound to those unfamiliar). Its not a perfect solution, but nothing is and as someone that knows, the way the bike industry ignores corrosion is pretty amazing.

That would be my guess yes.

Oh that's what you are refering to? Then I get it.

Have a look at Cane Cree Slamset if you need to pinch a bit more space for a short steerer.

Thanks for the advice. I’m keen to have a go at this. There are of course some drawbacks like the Crewkerz forks having an extra 5mm of rake compaired to the Inspired. As Sam Song suggests the Crewkerz forks offer incredible strength in tension whilst the blades are forward facing but for spins and side forces maybe less ideal .  I remember the early days of the Tryall carbon forks first coming onto the market and how amazing comp bikes felt with a 500g weight saving from them so curious how the Hex will be with carbons .