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You may have 27in wheels if you have an older bike, which are larger than typical 700c wheels found on most modern road bikes. The new fork may be made for 700c wheels and have lower v-brake mounts than your original fork, causing the reach issue. You will either need to find brakes with longer slots on the brake arms or switch to a 700c wheel & tire in ...

You will find (usually an allen/hex key) bolt on the brake pad itself. Loosen that, align your brake pads then re-tigthen. You may also need to adjust again on the bars to get it to fit. You will also find it easier when loose and aligning them, to pull the brakes right up to the rim and tighten the bolts. Everything you need to know you will find here: ...

My first though is the front wheel should go on the same each time - as you have experienced previously. There may be some variation, but there should not be enough to affect disk brakes significantly. As a result, I would suspect that the wheel is not seated correctly, despite your assurance it is. Remove it and install it again, before you clamp the QR ...

It's not that unusual for a front brake to move a bit when taking it off and reattaching it. This is due to the small amount of space between the fork ends, axle, and QR bolts. The fork flexes a bit when you put the wheel back on. That small space that it moves is a lot relative to the clearance that disc brake pads have. That's likely why your brake pads ...

Get your toolbox, get the 5mm Allen key and align the pads yourself. Make sure they are parallel to the rim and don't touch your tyre when in braking position. 5 minute job. Saves you tyres and pads. Update re pictures: Thanks for posting the photos - makes it easier to identify the problem. It seems that your pads are not rubbing the tyres. The problem ...

If you're brake pads are burning through your tires, they're either misaligned or the wrong ones for your bike. Or possibly both. I think those are the right pads for that bike (which would make sense on a six month old bike), but you'd probably want to have a shop look at them to verify. If the shop you took it to told you that you need "special" pads, ...