Originally Posted by
wannabemekon
The front wheel on my bike is off-centre in my fork. I've checked the dishing (both by flipping the wheel and taking it to a shop) and the dishing is within .5 mm of perfect it seems. The wheel is true otherwise.
So how much off-centre is normal for a high-end bike? Is ~2 mm an issue to justify a return to the manufacturer?
This translates into a ~4mm difference in clearance at the sides of the fork, which is visually noticeable and perhaps a bummer for installing larger tires.
I also wonder: would such a small bit of displacement from centre affect handling? At speed? When riding without hands?
So what you are saying is that since the wheel stays in relatively the same position when you flip it, it's gotta be the fork that's messed up?
Yeah, I'd return it. The front wheel should be perfectly centered at the fork crown when fully mounted in the dropouts.
I've never seen a new bike have anything other than that. (Ok, maybe a mm off, but that's it.)
Alternatively, you could mess with dishing or axle spacers.