Guest poster Don Blount deals with a small, but important, piece of equipment.
This piece of equipment usually does not receive much attention until there is a problem with it, as happened to Ray about a year ago.
The derailleur on my five-year-old Scattante CFR Comp was the original. It had been bent a few times over the years but I had always managed to straighten it.
Better the problem was found during an inspection while the bike was on a repair stand in a shop instead of on the road miles from home.
My bike is sold by Performance. I was able to find a new hanger on its website. Even better it was available in a local Performance store and cost less than $10. I bought two.
Replacement is also simple. Anyone somewhat handy can do it..
Saulius says
Useful information! now i know what can be my bike
velosopher says
While you’re at it, get yourself a Park Tools derailleur hanger alignment tool. Best tool I’ve bought in a few years. Hangers can bend surreptitiously, from leaning your bike the wrong way or brushing against a branch. Good luck trying to adjust your shifting until you’ve re-aligned it!
It’s an easy fix — though an expensive (~50.00) tool.