Originally Posted by repechage

Flipping the wheel is not fool proof, but it might make you want to investigate further.
Do not assume that the wheel all the way back in the drops will result in the wheel being aligned between the chainstays, I would float it forward, or better yet, install some adjuster screws provisionally and have a final answer before you go squirting paint, I would not powder coat this frame, unless you are willing to hide its Colnago identity. Something is up, but Colnago was not perfect, I have seen other bikes with the rear brake mount off side before. Also, no guarantee the stays take the most direct path to the seat lug.

The crude shop method of muscling a rear triangle into position is not foolproof, on really light tubing I have covered an angle iron segment with leather and used it to disperse the load.


Before you commit to paint try a cable clip and cable housing on the raw tube, you may not like how it works and or appears.