OP
OP
Slick
Guru
Yeah, lesson learned.
Ruined Ride.
- Thread starter Slick
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Welsh wheels
Lycra king
- Location
- South Wales
It was bad, fortunately I was but a mile from home. Amazingly, that bike was repaired and is still riding today.
OP
OP
Slick
Guru
Was it the spokes that did the damage?
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
That's why it is handy to carry a pair of rubber/latex gloves with you (though I often forget)!
mustang1
Legendary Member
- Location
- London, UK
I'm convincing myself that I need a backup bike. I'm getting closer to pulling the trigger.
jefmcg
Guru
[QUOTE 5064632, member: 43827"]Note to self. Check gender of poster and explore every possible eventuality before making common-sense comments.[/QUOTE]
It wasn't out of the blue, it was a callback.
Edit: though now I look, it seems Tim didn't get it either.
It wasn't out of the blue, it was a callback.
Edit: though now I look, it seems Tim didn't get it either.
Globalti
Legendary Member
Derailleur hangers are sacrificial and are designed to snap easily, saving the frame from damage. They are made from a brittle alloy, which work-hardens if you bend it. This means that if you drop the bike and bend the hanger slightly you can straighten it but you ought to replace it as soon as possible.
Damage caused to the chainstay by a broken-off derailleur can often be repaired.
A bike with a broken derailleur can easily be single-speeded to get you home.
Damage caused to the chainstay by a broken-off derailleur can often be repaired.
A bike with a broken derailleur can easily be single-speeded to get you home.
Pumpkin the robot
Guru
[QUOTE 5064204, member: 9609"]I think some have sacrificial bits designed to shear off before the frame is damaged. When I done mine the hanger was well and truly jammed between the spokes and the frame was slightly bend where the deraileur bolts on, but being a steel bike I just braid it back into shape with a club hammer, not sure if this would be possible on an ally bike and a carbon frame would be land fill[/QUOTE]
I have snapped two hangers on my carbon bike and it has managed to avoid the land fill. Even if the carbon was damaged it can be repaired.
There are plenty of places that fix carbon frames pretty cheaply now. If it is done properly, it will be as good as the original design, in some cases even better.
I have snapped two hangers on my carbon bike and it has managed to avoid the land fill. Even if the carbon was damaged it can be repaired.
There are plenty of places that fix carbon frames pretty cheaply now. If it is done properly, it will be as good as the original design, in some cases even better.
Welsh wheels
Lycra king
- Location
- South Wales
I don't have a clue what happened then, tbh
OP
OP
Slick
Guru
Do it.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Perfectly illustrated in THIS INCIDENT! (The gear hanger had been bent by baggage handlers. The rider bent it back and set out with us, but it only lasted a few hours before snapping.)
gavroche
Getting old but not past it
- Location
- North Wales
Just ordered one from Wiggle. £16.
jefmcg
Guru
Like to emphasise not using the levers. They serve multiple purposes: spoke wrench, and handle for the chain breaker. Apparently if you use them as tyre levers, they easily snap.
gavroche
Getting old but not past it
- Location
- North Wales
I have a Crank brothers lever and other tyre levers for that.
HLaB
Marie Attoinette Fan
I've heard folk reporting that but I've not had that problem. For the last two-three months though I've been using separate levers as the multi tool ones are a bit of a pain to remove with gloves :-/
