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Derailer snapped off.

  • 13-09-2010 10:27am
    #1
    Lucifer31
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 190 ✭✭


    Hi guys. Has anyone ever had their derailer assembly snap off their bike? Was out doing some off road on Saturday in Connemara, hit a low rock and the derailer snapped off, leaving me stranded with a long walk back to the car. Is there any way to protect against that, other than being more careful generally? Cheers.


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  • #2
    EamonnL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15 ✭EamonnL


    Get yourself a chain tool and power links so that when it happens (fairly common) you can cycle home with a single gear. It is designed to snap off a specific point (usually a replaceable derailleur hanger). It stops more expensive to replace or repair parts being damaged when you clip things.


  • #3
    at1withmyself
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,558 ✭✭✭at1withmyself


    Lucifer31 wrote: »
    Hi guys. Has anyone ever had their derailer assembly snap off their bike? Was out doing some off road on Saturday in Connemara, hit a low rock and the derailer snapped off, leaving me stranded with a long walk back to the car. Is there any way to protect against that, other than being more careful generally? Cheers.

    No but it would be useful to bring a spare frame hanger when out on the bike, there relatively light enough to carry in a saddle bag. I'm assuming that's what snapped and not the deraileur?


  • #4
    Lemag
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,508 ✭✭✭Lemag


    Incase you need to buy a replacement http://derailleurhanger.com/


  • #5
    NeedMoreGears
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,419 ✭✭✭NeedMoreGears


    This happened to me last week during Beasty's hurricane. I never heard of it happening before but apprarently it does. The hangar is designed to break so that the frame is not subject to undue distress. Ritchie's in Swords fixed me up the next day in under an hour. The worst of it was the derailleur got caught up in the spokes. Lucky I was just pullign away from lights. Bent a few spokes and it took a while to get the wheel straightened up again


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