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Old 12-25-15 | 03:11 PM
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Bikes: 87 RockHopper,2008 Specialized Globe. Both upgraded to 9 speeds. 2019 Giant Explore E+3

File the drop outs slightly.

You can get into cans of worms trying to match cones from one hub to another.
The races may lie in different relationships to each other that may be close or not.
You might get lucky.
You might "think" you're lucky and then find odd wear patterns some miles down the road.
Then you discover you now have a bad hub AND bad cones.

Don't want to file?
Get a correct wheel.
Google front axle. That maybe very educational?
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