Originally Posted by ted_major

I do that, but the caliper still rubs almost every time I reinstall the front wheel. I’ve gone through several sets of calipers, all of which behaved the same way. The bike in question is a 2016 GT Grade, which came w/ TRP HY-RD brakes (and Shimano 105 brifters). I went through a couple of pairs of those under warranty because it was impossible to adjust them so that they wouldn’t bottom out on the handlebars. TRP eventually sent me a pair of Spyre calipers, which worked w/o bottoming out, but like the HY-RDs needed re-aligning every time I took the front wheel off. Those were eventually replaced with Yokozuna Motokos, which worked great, but still required caliper re-alignment.

My best guess as to the root cause is that I use Nitto Randonneur bars, which have a traditional round bend instead of modern ergo bars that angle backwards in a straight line. I suspect an ergo bar would leave room for more lever travel, so that I have to adjust the pads close to the disc (which gives me a nice, firm lever feel) and there just isn’t any room for even the tiniest misalignment without caliper rub.