Misalignement wheel/frame 😵💫
Hi! I have a few questions about the misalignment of my rear wheel relative to the frame...
At the cantilever brakes, I measure a 3mm offset on the derailleur side. I know this apparently happens on road bikes, but I think it’s a lot—you can see it clearly on both sides of the frame, and you can even see the tire sticking out quite a bit when you’re behind the seat tube!
It’s a frame from the ’80s, I suppose, or maybe even the ’70s. I know that axle spacing standards weren’t the same back then as they are today, and I’ve noticed that I have to spread the frame dropouts apart (though I doubt the misalignment is caused solely by that). In the last photo, I removed a washer that was wedged between the wheel axle clamping nuts to shorten the axle a bit, but that’s still not enough, so I’m hesitating to remove the one on the sprocket side.
If anyone can reassure me or tell me whether this is a serious problem, I’d love to hear it doctor 👨⚕️
Thanksss