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Senses3
10-01-06, 09:32 PM
just wondering if it would be safe to sand down the fork drops so they would fit my axel. my front wheel is all bent up and i found a good wheel and switched my tire before checking if it fit.

ah yes and this is my first post, hooray!
Jerry Garcia
10-01-06, 10:12 PM
search function
Senses3
10-02-06, 10:29 PM
can't find anything
racersk66
10-03-06, 05:57 AM
can't find anything

have fun sanding, then buying a new fork.
KinetikBiker
10-03-06, 05:59 AM
Take it too a bike shop.
racersk66
10-03-06, 06:15 AM
How much wider is the new wheel? You could just force it on...
FuzzyRyder
10-03-06, 10:48 AM
Or get some thinner cone nuts...
Senses3
10-03-06, 10:41 PM
i didn't pay anything for the wheel and my friend threw away my bent wheel so now i can't switch the core nuts.

i haven't tried forcing it on.
hypersnazz
10-05-06, 07:39 PM
Umm...front wheel spacing should be 100mm. If it's not, your hub's probably put together with the wrong hardware.
Brian
10-07-06, 11:15 AM
I think he's trying to fit a 14mm axle into 3/8 dropouts. This was covered here. (http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread.php?t=222046)
eightdip
10-07-06, 04:10 PM
Even I understood what he was on about. I just don't know the answer