Why not go with a recon rack instead? Only touches the tires which are replaced often. I have seen a fork with grooves in the crown from a northshore rack. The guy did have a lot of miles traveling/shuttling to do that but still.
I'm stuck between a Pistola or Smash. I like the Banshee Titan and Paradox alot. Was going to replace my Honzo frame with a Paradox but I'm waiting to see what GG do with the Pedalhead.