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Old 04-19-12 | 08:55 PM
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Bikes: 2001 Tommasini Sintesi w/ Campagnolo Daytona 10 Speed

Originally Posted by onespeedbiker
cupu, sense you removed the wheel from another fork and it was centered, it is highly unlikely that your factory wheel has suddenly become uncentered. Further, while forks can surely be made off center, again it's something you don't see very often. The usual suspect here is the wheel is not bottomed out in the drop outs. You mentioned there was some issue here, which sounds like you had some trouble seating the QR. Also you mentioned the fork did not have lawyer tabs; but the Surly Troll does have lawyer tabs. Go back loosen the QR enough so it doesn't hang up on the tabs, make sure the bike is sitting upright and leave no doubt that the wheel is properly anchored in the dropouts.
I remember when I first got my Tommasini Sintesi back in 2001, my buddy had to take a fine round file to the left fork dropout to remove just a tad of excessive chrome. Once done, the properly dished wheel settled in perfectly centered below the fork crown. It was a scary moment for me at first...

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