Shimano Kamikaze derailleur

fat bloke

This is by way of explanation for my frame shopping post on the adverts section.
On a post Christmas spin on my lovely Storck bike, which I don't have very long at all, and which was supposed to be a winter-bike-for-life, the rear derailleur decided to plunge itself into the rear wheel - I was shifting into first gear heading up a hill there the other side of Rathcoole - cue some very disconcerting crunchy whirry noises from the bowels of my bike, followed by a short taxi ride home .

Fair enough these things can happen, though I thought the bike was in fine fettle, and I figured I was looking at a re-trued rear wheel and a few new spokes along with a new derailleur, but then I saw that there was a chunk out of the frame as well:mad:. So where the derailleur hanger bolts on was damaged - one of the bolt sections actually snapped off and the other one is warped.

Being Christmas week and all there hasn't been too many people around that I can take it to to have a look. Some reckon a repair is possible, whether it'll be a bodge job or as good as new is a matter of opinion. Might get some satisfaction from Storck themselves but it's unlikely to be resolved quickly and I hate having to use my posh bike (which I had to drag out of retirement in the attic).

So my plan, kind of, is to pick up a half decent frame, and swop the Storcky bits over onto it, so that I have a training bike again. Also, I'm going to the Tour of Flanders in March and I don't want to bring my good bike there, I'd much rather bring a (decent) "hack" and not be worried about it in baggage handlers hands and cobbled poundings etc.

The plan for the Storck then would be -if it can fixed properly, great. I can swop the bits back and sell on the replaced frame, or... (and I'm kinda warming to this, if I could afford it) if it can't be fixed properly, then I could turn it into a really smashing single speed / fixie. -Turn my cloud into a silver lining.

Sin é mo scéalsa.

velo.2010

Sorry about that man. I know you were looking for a while for the optimum machine. A frame replacement at no cost is probably out of the question but do try anyway.

GTDolanator

is the rear derailuer hanger part of the frame or an alloy bit that bolts on?