Thread: Spreading Forks
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Old 08-28-22 | 06:41 PM
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byrd48
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Originally Posted by Ihmemies
Is it possible to widen 96mm front fork to 100mm? It is an old Peugeot steel frame. Or should I try to find narrower lock nuts or grind them down to slimmer size?

Sheldon has good info for rear forkend but not for front fork. Maybe some good bike shop would do it for me?

Edit: uh so you do it just with bare hands? First one side and then the other one? Well I guess that could work too..
In the end, I elected not to cold set the fork to 100. I just have to spread them to install the wheel. It's no biggie to do that as seldom as I remove the wheel. So don't think that you have to do it. I rode a century on that bike last October! Glad my old post still gets action!
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