Hey TexasPedaler, glad to hear your Denali is still working for you! I had the same problem with removing the rear freewheel and the wheel ultimately had to be replaced. Glad to hear your tires are working out for you as well, so are mine. No pinch flats which I'm very glad of.

Wish I could help you with the fork measurements, but unfortunately that's beyond my knowledge. I'm not even sure what to measure, to be honest.

Small update, I've been commuting regularly on my new old bike. It's great! Rides so smooth and stable when loaded that I've started calling it the tank. Rides just as smooth and stable when unloaded too, but it's not nearly as heavy of course. Here's a loaded pic:



Had an unfortunate incident last week that ended up causing me to crash into a curb at 20 mph. I'm fine, and so is the bike as I managed to bail before the bike hit the curb. The wheels required re-truing but it was no big deal. Otherwise, not even a scratch and it's still riding on. I think it's got about 40 miles on it now.
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