bent derailleur hanger?

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paul
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Postby paul » 05 May 2014, 20:06

I fell off recently and the bike landed on the right hand side.
The impact was severe enough to knock the forks and brifter out of line.

That has been fixed, but I'm finding the gears hard to tune, so suspect that I have bent the derailleur hanger.
Is there an easy way to test this and then get it back into line?

Paul

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Postby humanbeing » 05 May 2014, 20:28

Paul,
Derailleur Hanger Alignment Tool
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Pretty easy to use, you're welcome to borrow.
Have a great ride,
Peter

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Postby paul » 05 May 2014, 20:51

Great, thanks Peter.
I'll be in touch.

Paul

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Postby mikesbytes » 07 May 2014, 09:27

Is your hanger part of the frame or a separate component?

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Postby humanbeing » 07 May 2014, 10:43

Paul said it was a replaceable derailleur hanger on an aluminium frame. The derailleur alignment tool works well on a steel frame, I'm not certain about aluminium frames.
Have a great ride,
Peter

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Postby Adrian E » 07 May 2014, 11:36

It'll work fine on any frame (steel, carbon or alloy). @Paul, the replaceable alloy hanger is designed to bend to mitigate any blow to the dropout. Most replaceable hangers can be straightened but some will become brittle and crack if they're bent too many times. It's a good idea to own a spare hanger and keep with you if you're ever travelling with your bike.

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Postby paul » 07 May 2014, 14:40

Thanks Peter. Worked treat.
It was well out of line, so needed a bit of judicious bending.
Now changes sweeter than ever.
Paul

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Postby humanbeing » 07 May 2014, 15:53

Good news Paul.
Have a great ride,
Peter


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