Mile21

My front wheel does not have enough clearance to turn without touching the brake cables. Is there a way to extend the fork out of the steerer to fix this?

Here is a link to a video showing what I mean, if you would like clarification:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keUmKLT8kME

Thank you for your time and any assistance you may be able to provide.

John10568 

Your fork is on backwards. Remove the wheel and brake caliper, loosen the handlebar stem and rotate the fork 180 degrees so the two eyelets at the bottom face towards the rear.

Mile21

Thank you, I'd blame finals week for my stupidity but I think this just goes beyond the scope of that excuse.

zebede

oh...you are not alone....see the recent thread in this forum where bike mechanics admit in public mistakes they have made, it was quite therauputic. The thread just keep growing. One of my silliest was turning a BMX bike upside down and removing the crank, back wheel, and coaster brake and then putting them on backwards (crank on the wrong side). ummm..... my excuse was that was twenty years ago.(yea sure). Your welcome here and your question helped others. I just wished the yourtube video was still available I wanted to see what it looks like.