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Why do you want 40c in there so badly anyways? Get some 35 or 37c, problem solved
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I'm mooting angle grinder the lawyer lip off the fork
Have at it. I always file the damn things off my forks anyway...
A bit of bicarb with the super glue will help build it up to hold the spoke bits more securely.
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Schwalbe Marathon Plus?
They are not true to size and comes up bigger, try another 40c tyre and it'll fit just fine.
kjlem
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@Calumonwheels
Fatties don't quite fit fine on my surly steamroller fork.
While the clearance is just about there for my 700c*40mm tyres, there is very very slight rubbing on the inside of the fork crown while I'm riding. There also isn't room for a mudguard which would be desirable.
I'm mooting angle grinder the lawyer lip off the fork and then supergluing some snipped spoke bits in the fork end to create a tad more clearance between tyre and fork crown. I've got a mate who's made an old school Canadian track iron work with 25mm tyres very well by doing the same, albeit without needing to grind off the lip.
The front wheel is a track wheel so I'm not concerned about the wheel being insufficiently clamped in place, as I can torque it down snugly with a 15mm.
Go ahead and tell me if you have a better idea. And yes I know it's a bit gross on the headset cups etc
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