fork width??
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fork width??
The fork on my huffy sportsman doesnt fit any of my front hubs. Not even off by a little, but wayyyy off, probably 1cm.
Is this a normal vintage thing?
Is this a normal vintage thing?
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well its a 1960 huffy sportsman (3-speed), so its not a road bike... and i dont think it was cheap.
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Oh, well in any case 90mm front spacing should be about right for that style of bike. You can try to respace the fork which might be tricky, or find a correct hub/wheel.
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wierd the fork width was ~85mm. but now its all respaced
actually i think i made a better method for respacing frames/forks which is super easy
you put an axle on the fork/frame with the axle nuts on the inside then you twist them out to put pressure outwards on the fork/frame
each wrench turn is 1mm travel so you can be really accurate... i had to space it to 122mm to get it to recess back to 100mm
tada!
actually i think i made a better method for respacing frames/forks which is super easy
you put an axle on the fork/frame with the axle nuts on the inside then you twist them out to put pressure outwards on the fork/frame
each wrench turn is 1mm travel so you can be really accurate... i had to space it to 122mm to get it to recess back to 100mm
tada!
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I've done that, too, but on rear spacing, you have to make sure you aren't just bending the dropouts, which is why Sheldon's method takes the leverage farther up.