Originally Posted by
vintage cellar
Why don't you take the frame to a good framebuilder with an Alignment table to verify if the poor bike is actually out of alignment ?
I've seen people who are SURE something is "off" and they use crude methods like the "string test" or the Park gauge that was meant for Varsities and Continentals.
What i find sadly interesting is the slow growth of understanding so many people seem have concerning alignment, and which tool shows what. Dropout alignment tools only show if the DOs are parallel to each other. Not if the dropouts are centered WRT the frame or steerer. The string test (and Park **** or other self made sticks) only show if the dropouts are centered WRT the main frame. All three of these alignment relationships don't show if the stays are of the same lengths, for that a "builders wheel" will be needed. And none of these will show if the main frame is twisted or anything important about the fork. Andy