That Elgin's looking pretty good! Personally, I like the 24x3s more than the 26s. Partly just because they look cooler, mostly because I like the color better. If it is possible to go the full "freak" route and make it rideable, I say go for it! I think it's got a really good look, especially with the twin bars of the frame lining up almost perfectly with the support trusses of the fork. Still, if you choose to go with the stock fork and comfortable cruising, I think it'll still be a sweet bike. There's really no wrong way to go about it, I think.
Out of curiosity, do you have any shorter, standard handlebars that you could mount upside down with the stock fork, kind of board track-style? Given the long, low profile of the bike, I'm curious to see what it'd look like with the handlebars down low as well, sort of like what I did on
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