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Made me feel better knowing it is not just me that this has happened to. Mine happened at the beginning of a group ride of all things when I clipped in to start moving and just like that, the group decided to stop at the light and I just didn't have enough speed to unclip and I just toppled over on the derailleur side. Same problem on mine, but I don't think I'll be this brave with my bike, LoL. Great video, though; thank you.
Sorry to hear about your little tumble, it was the second time that it happened to me. Mine was similar, a car didn't pull away at a green light and I was anticipating them to move. As for the fix, it's not too difficult to be honest and it worked pretty well. Normally new hangers are pretty cheap so you could just grab a new one if that's easier. 😁 Safe riding friend!
@@JourdainColeman from what I've learned in other videos on this topic, a lot of new hangers aren't straight either! So it's worth checking the alignment (using a proper tool or a spare wheel) even after fitting a brand new hanger.
Very clear! Be interesting to take the hanger off after correction and examine for crease lines or other indications of where it might break. And compare it to a new one.
This works! I used a rear from another quick release and the threads weren't 100% so didn't use the second rear to actually do the bending, bent it by hand with some pliers/key through the hole (my hangar wasnt bent as badly as the one in this video), but then attached the second rear to make sure the alignment is alright. Thanks for the vid!
Thanks great idea. Only problem is damaging the threads in the hanger. Maybe use a crescent wrench to get it straight and just measure with the other wheel. That wasy hanger threads are not damaged by putting part of the spare wheels axle in the hanger mount hole.
I have learned to always lay my bike down on the left versus right side if there are no other options for upright standing. Even when one cannot visibly see a bend in the derailleur.....the immediate symptom is cassette gear shifting dysfuntion. Aluminum is very prone to metal fatigue but a bit of heat applied to a cold/bent derailleur can help especially in cold weather.
great hack....iv just found a VITUS ARCOR frame down the scrap yard with a 105 group set on it plus Dura Ace shifters with a leather Turbo saddle im well happy so this tip will finish it off nicely thx for putting up ✌
RJ is fantastic. I wtach his vids as well. Thanks for showing it. I saw his video and I was wondering if he used any special extension to the threaded axle of the wheel hub and your video showed that the answer is "no". Thanks for sharing it.
Hi Chris, If you have bent the frame then I'm not sure how it will be bending it back. I'm not sure if titanium loses strength once it's bent a couple of times. My instinct says... "Get a professional to check". My more daring side says, give it a try and see. Let me know how you get on. Sorry to hear that this has happened to your frame.
I am afraid to put pressure on the frame as the power is transferred to the frame. So I removed hanger from the frame and put it in the vise and bended it.
I notice he took apart the casette on the rim he used as a tool to bend back the hanger I wish he would have showed how that looked disassembled and pointed out a little better
Sorry Kim, I should have shown the wheel with the cassette removed. The wheel looked like this - upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/89/Nabe_01_KMJ.jpg