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Right, my 531c forks are (and always have been since I got the frame second hand) bent ever so slightly to one side. It is only noticeably when I take my hands off the bars (infrequently) and it pulls to the left. It is very very slight and is not getting worse but it still bugs me.
I have a plan, I just need someone knowledgeable to tell me whether it is ridiculous or not.
Plan, the first:
Obtain a long, straight, stiff bar or tube with an outside diameter as close to the inside diameter of the steerer as possible. Mount this vertically (somehow).
Use an axle or spare front hub and mark the half way point between the locknuts and fit this to the forks.
Place the steerer over the bar/tube with the forks pointing up.
'Persuade' the forks to one side until the middle point on the hub lines up with the bar/tube.
Would this work? What are the alternatives in keeping with the DIY mantra?
k,thx,bi xxx