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This is a great video. I have one steel fork dropout that is slightly bowed outward at one dropout hook . The wrench and rag bends it back into alignment. In my case the bike came bowed at the dropout. The fork itself is already nice and straight. Nice job, your video has yet to be duplicated on youtube after 10 years.
Thank you for the video. I just got a cruiser bike today in the mail. One of the dropouts was bent. I contacted the seller to return it. Looks like I will be able to fix it and ride it tomorrow.
Thanks for the nice instructions. Bent one of my fork dropouts in a fit of reckless pounding down a crown race. Gingerly nudged back. Steel is real....malleable.
Thanks for the reassurance that if I manually apply force to get my electric wheel into the virtually but not quite perfect width dropouts Im not going to break the forks/dropouts : )
It does need to fit snugly. The forks can be tweaked, but you need to ensure they are fit snugly. I would strongly advise taking your bike to a professional bike mechanic for a safety inspection prior to use to ensure it's safe to use.
Shouldn't you be spreading those forks in your final adjustment evenly? What if you bend one more than the other, won't it give a buckled wheel effect?
is it safe to shave 1mm inside of a dropout to fit a electric wheel hub ? ( it is a cheap shit £100 bike im installing it on ) concenred the torque of the motor will snap the fork i dunno haha