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Raleigh wisp problems again....
I bought a cheap set of 27 inch wheels from the lbs, as the spokes on the originals are a bit beyond help and not cleaning up well.
The rear oln of the new wheels is 130mm, the frame is 126mm and the forks spring open ok.
The new front wheel is 100mm, and the.forks are only 95mm, is it ok to spread steel front forks? I've read about the rears being spread without cold setting but not the fronts, is this generally ok to do? It's a bog standard steel frame, not Reynolds anything.
The forks dropouts are completely flat, the old wheels had some dish shaped washers which centred the axle into the dropouts, the new one has only flat washers, it now needs a bit of faffing to get the wheel straight. Should I be seeking out some of the same style washers which will fit this axle?
I bought a cheap set of 27 inch wheels from the lbs, as the spokes on the originals are a bit beyond help and not cleaning up well.
The rear oln of the new wheels is 130mm, the frame is 126mm and the forks spring open ok.
The new front wheel is 100mm, and the.forks are only 95mm, is it ok to spread steel front forks? I've read about the rears being spread without cold setting but not the fronts, is this generally ok to do? It's a bog standard steel frame, not Reynolds anything.
The forks dropouts are completely flat, the old wheels had some dish shaped washers which centred the axle into the dropouts, the new one has only flat washers, it now needs a bit of faffing to get the wheel straight. Should I be seeking out some of the same style washers which will fit this axle?