Originally Posted by drac_vamp

i have an actual bike question that might need a quick answer:

fork allignment (or, misallignment): I put my front wheel in the fork, make sure it is seated properly, straight, etc, and tighten down the bolts. The clearance is really tight, track fork, and I can tell that the wheel looks slightly off center when looking at tire in relation to the crown. You know? Anyhow, it's off just slightly, a mm or two, enough to sort of notice. I take the wheel off, flip it the other way around so the label on the tire is on the non-drive-side, nut it on there nice and tight, and it is still off center just a bit, only still towards that same side. I had figured if it was the wheel being out of true, it would dip to the left, and then when i flip the wheel that it would dip to the right. However, since it dips just a bit to the left each time, would that mean that perhaps my fork is slightly misalligned? If so, I imagine a fix is needed and pronto. Has anyone dealt with this problem?