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09-14-13, 12:22 PM
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New Bike Build
I picked up an old sears cruiser that I plan to build up for my wife. The wheels and tires are trash but I have a steel rim I'd like to use. Thing is the fork isn't wide enough unless I force it. The rim wants to "pop" out and I'm worried the nuts won't be enough to hold it. If you look at the pic, there is a second nut that seems pretty permanent but if I could get it off/swap it the fork would fit. Question is can it be removed?
The bike originally had hybrid/road bike size wheels and this is a steel cruiser/mountain bike wheel.
The bike originally had hybrid/road bike size wheels and this is a steel cruiser/mountain bike wheel.
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09-14-13, 12:27 PM
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Pedaled too far.
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Check in the Bicycle Mechanics forum.
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a lot of old department store bikes have
very narrow front dropouts
designed to be used with extra skinny front axles
if this is the case
your wheel from a department store mountain bike
will not fit on your wifes department store cruiser
very narrow front dropouts
designed to be used with extra skinny front axles
if this is the case
your wheel from a department store mountain bike
will not fit on your wifes department store cruiser
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09-15-13, 11:25 AM
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Don't.
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09-15-13, 11:45 AM
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Pedaled too far.
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You didn't do anything wrong. You'll just get better info there.
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New Bike Build
Thanks guys I stayed with the original size.
