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vdubferret:
Ditto what someone has already said re doing the axles not the frame.

I would either take it to a machiners & get a gnats whisker take off the whole diameter, or just file off a tiny wedge either side with a needle file. I did it with N/S 14mm rims on my O/S 10mm Haro: it cost me a beer!

pickle:
Matt........your forks are quite common in the way that they are meant to have the flattened axel.......just get a small file and rubb away some of the axel where the forks hit it.   don't do the forks! 

it's easy to do....just file a little at a time and make sure you do both sides evenly as you can.......should only take you 10 minutes  :daumenhoch:

Swivel:
Sounds good lads, i'll give that a go. I will also whip it up the bike shop in a mo and speak to them also  ;) :daumenhoch:

pickle:
if you do the file thing.....make sure you only file the axle where it hits the forks.....don't do the whole thing as you won't be able to get the nut on the threads  :daumenhoch:

lazychubs:
the nuts still go on pickle lol as ive done a few now

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