Cycling in Melbourne Australia
Well that ain't right - Deraileur fun
I had a nice walk into work this morning after clipping a railway sleeper as I was transiting from a road to a bike path. I found that deraileurs don't quite work as well after you wrap them around your rear wheel, and rip them out of the hanger (see photo!).
I guess that means I'm up for a new bike since you probably can't buy the right hanger any more... and a new deraileur will probably be more than half the cost of a new bike!
Dave
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Permalink Reply by David Gregory on -
Has anyone here donated their used bikes to the groups that fix them up and give them away? Are there any in the Northern Suburbs?
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Permalink Reply by Will Satur on -
Check Ebay, just typed in Shogun Hanger and quite a few came up. You just have to find the right one for your bike.
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Permalink Reply by John E. on -
That bike must be a real PoS if it's worth less than a hanger + derailluer; get the hanger online and pick up a second hand D'r.! Probably less than $30.
There are lots of different hangers but you should be able to track one down - there are some 'generic' ones which fit lots of (cheaper) frames too. Pickup a derailluer from cash converters or bicycle recycle or eBay. If you have your heart set on a new bike, fix that one & keep it as a spare if something tragic happens again.
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Permalink Reply by Chris Harris on -
Yeh that's rooted.
Plenty of hangers on ebay and bike sites such as chain reaction cycles.
http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/
If you sort of put your two halves together you should be able to find a match.
And derailers are about $30+
Unless you're peeved with the bike for some other reason, it's worth fixing.
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