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thanks for all the help.

I spoke ellis briggs this morning and they said it is most likely the length of the chainstays being unequal and they would have to unbraze the longer side and shorten the chainstay slightly and then braze it back in.

But now I've got to decide whether I want to go to the expense of repainting it, or touching it in or something

if i take a file to it, I think that will change its position between the seatstays rather than the chainstays.

I think I'm going to email ellis briggs and ask them if there is anything can be done.

They are vertical dropouts.

I think my OCD is kicking in a bit now and its bugging me.

Yeah, I can ride no hands on my other bikes.

If i have the wheel redished over, won't that put it out of centre at the brake instead and then my calliper won't sit straight?

Do you think the misalignment can affect riding no hands? That's what ellis briggs are saying.

The tyre is about 2mm closer to the chainstay on the left. Its a Bob Jackson

My rear wheel is slightly closer to one chainstay than the other, its definitely not the wheel, as its been checked for true and dish. The shop I bought it from said its within tolerance, so I've been living with it.

This morning I saw this video on youtube, and now its got me questioning it again. I can't ride no hands on this bike, is that related?
https://youtu.be/YTXGi94D5eM?si=I-NgK3TAb7NgKC6M

Thoughts?