The damage a little carrier bag can do!

[mr brambles]

On tonight's commute home I had the misfortune of getting a carrier bag caught on the rear derailleur, cue loads of crunching, and an almost clipless moment. The tiny little bag managed to rip the derailleur of and bend the jockey wheel cage to oblivion bu**ger!

Not only have I just paid £150 for a strip down service with new hub bearings, chain, cables and bar tape I now have to get a new rear derailleur

I have had the Tiagra 4600 10 speed, would the 105 be compatible if I can't get a replacement Tiagra?

 

[Andrew_Culture]

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[sabian92]

http://khaaan.com/

This just blasted out in my living room and put the fear of God into everybody but it made me wet myself laughing!

As for the question, not a clue but that sounds like a total pain.

 

[I like Skol]

On tonight's commute home I had the misfortune of getting a carrier bag caught on the rear derailleur,

You're not the only one!

 

[mr brambles]

Just got back from LBS about £100 for Shimano 105 derailleur, cage and fitting. Good thing was the bloke in the shop talked me out of getting Ultegra, saying I wont notice much difference. It wont be ready till Tuesday at the earliest because the have to order the cage.

 

[jefmcg]

Sympathy. As soon as I read the subject I thought "rear derailleur". I've had a similar, though luckily not catastrophic incident a few months ago. Yesterday when a bag blew under me so I had to ride across it, I checked in my mirror to make sure it was still on the road after I passed.

 

[Andrew_Culture]

I nuked my third derailleur on my MTB doing a bunny hop showing off in front go my wife. Oops.

 

[Andrew_Culture]

This just blasted out in my living room and put the fear of God into everybody but it made me wet myself laughing!

As for the question, not a clue but that sounds like a total pain.

Glad to be of service.

 

[TheJDog]

I had a similar incident a few years ago. Tore the derailleur right off etc. . my new derailleur was only £17.50.

You should replace these yourself. It's an easy job...

 

[HovR]

Just got back from LBS about £100 for Shimano 105 derailleur, cage and fitting. Good thing was the bloke in the shop talked me out of getting Ultegra, saying I wont notice much difference. It wont be ready till Tuesday at the earliest because the have to order the cage.

Having always done all my own work on my bikes, this price shocks me!

A new 105 rear derailleur can be bought for only £35 to £40 online... It really does pay to do repair jobs yourself.

 

[Miquel In De Rain]

I know,it must have happened to a lot of cyclists.The plastic bag thingy I meant.

 

[mr brambles]

I wouldn't have the foggiest on how to replace it, I managed to completely fudge my old bikes gears trying to re index them. I would probably do more harm then good.

 

[bjellys]

Go on youtube and learn you can learn it all on there.just get all the new parts and go one step at a time. Take photos first of chain routing and anything else you think you won't remember, if you have a Derailleur hanger you might need to change that as they bend I have bent it on my mtb a couple of times.

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KHpyuwIvxE

There are loads more if this is not any good

 

[ufkacbln]

My Rohloff tensioner was destroyed by a pair of large Sloggi Knickers!

Why they were lying in the middle of the road is probably a matter for conjecture, but if you think that removing a plastic bag is difficult, I can assure you that Sloggi Knickers are very robust!

 

[mr brambles]

The saga continues... Cannondale have changed the hanger for the 2012 model and they are a bu**ger to get hold of, I've still got to wait another week until they can get the part