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Is it common for new frames to require some persuasion when getting the front axle in? Perhaps due to the fresh paint?
I have a front Surly "Ultra New Hub" with a 9mm axle and it simply won't fit inside the front fork dropouts of a Nature Boy Disc fork. I've yet to try it with enough force to get it in.
The rear hub fits effortlessly into the track ends.
This is just a bare hub and an unfitted fork, perhaps with the leverage of a fully built wheel on a fully assembled bicycle it'll be a bit easier.