A wheel securing adapter (76) is provided in a bicycle fork (16) to attach a skewer (38a) of a wheel securing axle (38) thereto. The wheel securing adapter (76) is disposed in an axle mounting opening (70) of the fork (16). The wheel securing adapter (76) has an internally threaded bore (76c) and an external surface configured and arranged to cooperate with the axle mounting opening (70) to prevent at least one of relative axial movement and relative rotational movement of the wheel securing adapter (76) within the axle mounting opening (70). The fork (16) includes a pair of fork legs (54, 56) having upper ends coupled to the fork stem (50) and lower ends with axle mounting openings (66, 70). Preferably, a cutout surrounds one of the axle mounting openings (70) on an inner side surface that faces the other fork leg (54) to form the mounting opening (70) for the wheel securing adapter (76).
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