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Old 05-25-16 | 09:19 PM
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Originally Posted by milofilo
How do I tell the spacing? I measured roughly and the front spacing between forks is around 4.25 inches, the back is wider, almost 6 inches (dont have a ruler with millimeters). Is there a more official way to find this out?
seems you don't know all that much about
bikes and wheels and stuff.
no problem, gotta start somewhere.

spend some time in a bike shop looking at
the stuff, read the details on some wheelsets
on the online sellers. go to sheldon brown's
site for lotsa wheel and hub information.

4.25 in = 108mm

no. either your ruler is off, or your fork is seriously bent
or you're measuring outside the arms...but where?
pretty sure it's 100mm (unless a tiny 74mm dahon).

6 in = 152mm

no. should be 135, or perhaps 130.
or did you buy a mislabeled "boss hoss"?

the internets has lotsa sites that will show you
how to measure frames and hubs.

youtube will talk you through it.

i suggest you spend some quality time with
your browser before buying new wheels.
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