Just an update on my little Traveler difficulties..

I chucked the bike up in my repair stand and looked at it from the front, and sure enough, the front wheel was leaning a bit in comparison to the rear.

I studied it for a bit and done some guesstimation on how far to bend the fork. I removed the wheel and fender, clamped a 4 foot long 2x4 to one fork leg, bent it out a bit, then did the same to the other side to bring the hub spacing to where it needed to be. The 2x4 provided plenty of leverage. This is one of the old forks with the flat, non tubular legs. I was suprised how easily it bent. These forks seem to be pretty strong fore and aft, but laterally seem quite weak. I could see how they could easily be knocked out of alignment.

Anyway, I reassembled the bike and eyeballed it, and things seemed pretty true. Hopped on and took it for a spin and SUCESS!! I took my hands off the bars and could actually ride the bike no-handed. Before I started working on it, this was absolutely impossible. While it still pulls just a smidge, it is very ridable now. I would say the fork may have only been off 3/4" or so, but what a difference that makes!

I really want to thank everyone for their help. You all have helped bring another classic to the road again, and I really appreciate it. I've still got a few more things to do to it, and when it's complete I'll post some pictures.