Henry, I'm after something straight and more 'industrial' looking. Hard to explain it.
Also the Pompino fork pushes the front wheel out loads, which is something I don't want with the already long wheelbase of the XL frame.
Are you on about the rake / offset? Strait forks still have rake/ offset and it you are replacing a CX with a CX curved or straight it will still have more or less the dame offset. A 29er fork as I already said above will be tool long and upset your head angle too much. Trail is the important feature and depends on both rake and head angle but . The also tend to have a larger off set / rake than a C/X fork "pushes the front wheel out more" than a CX fork.
Are you on about the rake / offset? Strait forks still have rake/ offset and it you are replacing a CX with a CX curved or straight it will still have more or less the dame offset. A 29er fork as I already said above will be tool long and upset your head angle too much. Trail is the important feature and depends on both rake and head angle but . The also tend to have a larger off set / rake than a C/X fork "pushes the front wheel out more" than a CX fork.