Quote Originally Posted by mr brightside View Post
Road bike help needed!

Just been to see a vintage 80s racer, nice, but the back wheel doesn't line up with the centre of the back brake caliper. It is true and lines up in the chainstays fine but i can't get it centred in the seatstays...is this a problem???

It's as if the mech side dropout is slightly lower causing wheel misalignment by about 7mm. The frame is bonded (glued) aluminium.

Any advice??? It's a seriously nice bike and i wouldn't walk away from it unless it had a nasty gremlin lurking.
Sounds like the drop out is bent? If it's steel it'll be repairable - you just need to decide if you think it's worth it. The problem with old bikes is so much has moved on. 1 1/8" fork steerer instead of 1", 700c wheels instead of 27", threadless headset instead of threaded. Vintage bikes are nice, but getting parts is a pain.