Originally Posted by
divide_by_0
When upright, the wheel sits left (non-drive side). Meaning my wheel is closer to the left brake pad.
By "play," I mean with the quick release open, I can wiggle the wheel in the dropouts.
I have aver already cut a bad inner-tube to fit and "shimmed" the axle to get better alignment, but the rubber seems to compress.
I am considering shimming with aluminum, but I am surprised at how little experience I am finding on this. I had expected to find a manufactured solution, but most are suggesting "bondo," or similar. Since it's not a common problem, it worries me.
I have a similar situation with my Guru steel road bike. Not quite as severe as yours but enough to make 700xc25 tires very close fitting. My LBS owner said there was some sort of aluminum spray that hardens and builds up the drop out. Is that what you're talking about? The solution that he suggested and I chose was just to run 700x23s.