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My forks seem to be too narrow for my wheel and i'm not sure why.
I have a Raleigh record spring (around 1984 i think because it has the older graphic set) which not so long ago had a bit of an incident with a car, unfortunately the car won and my front wheel was bent in half. I got a cheap new wheel with the intention of building up the original hub again (mainly because it was gold and shiney), when i fitted the new wheel it was a bit of a wrestle to get on but went on in the end and i was just happy to be riding again.
I have been doing some work on my bike today and decided to have a look at the front wheel. It was VERY hard to get off, Once off i looked at the fork and its a good 8/10mm narrower than the wheel fittings. On closer inspection the new wheel does look wider than the original by about 5 mm (are older hubs different sizes?) but the original hub is still hard to get into the forks.
Is this at all normal? Or have i bent my forks in the crash? they don't look lopsided. the forks look ok but i am wondering whether they are that safe to ride on when i have to stretch them open to fit on. They're made from reynolds 501 tubing so fairly chunky stuff.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/38756139@N02/3890595260/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/38756139@N02/3889808089/
Any advice would be much appreciated.