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So my nice new hubs + rims are at a bike shop being built, the only problem being i forgot to check my front spacing (i checked the rear, of course!) - until just now.
I guess i thought there was no way it could be anything other than 100mm, this is an 80s italian frame, it was only those french that used funny sizes right?
Turns out i have 96mm on the front... argh!
So, i think i have three options:
a) try and bend the forks, i only need 4mm, how hard can this be? On the other hand i think there is a good chance i could completely fuck up the steering doing this.
b) remove the washer behind the locknut on the hub (could use these to help space the rear as well!). Is this easy to do?
c) get a 96mm hub/new fork... hardly ideal aaand expensive...
I'm thinking b) is there any good reason i shouldn't do this?