Thread: Width of forks?
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Old 08-11-11 | 06:04 AM
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HillRider
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Bikes: '96 Litespeed Catalyst, '05 Litespeed Firenze, '06 Litespeed Tuscany, '20 Surly Midnight Special, All are 3x10. It is hilly around here!

Currently, almost all road and most MTB fork dropouts are 100 mm but some older forks were different. Sheldon Brown lists two older standards at 91 mm for Department Store quality bikes and 96 mm for some older European, particularly French, bikes. If yours are truly 82 mm then either the fork is damaged or it was a very unusual proprietary size. You won't find a hub to fit.
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