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Old 17-Jul-2013, 13:20
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Originally Posted by antonye
If you want to get creative, the wheels themselves are all the same, it's just the bearing and the inner spacer that are different between fittings.

When I did the fork conversion on my 600/620 hybrid, we knocked the bearings out and replaced the spacer and bearings to take the bigger axle.

Much cheaper than buying a new wheel, and you get new bearings!

You may be able to hunt around and get a cheaper front off something else, and do the same to make it fit.


Been down that road and just got P'd off with the faffing about!

Another kind chap on here has one in the right colour too.


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