That does not look good. Maybe once you get it into a stand and carefully remove the derailleur and gently realign the hanger you will be fine. The rear der pully cage can probably be bent back into shape. Issue is probably trusting it. Hope things work out. Glad you were not hurt.
Thanks, Reginald Alexis On Sunday, July 23, 2023 at 2:13:02 PM UTC-5 [email protected] wrote: > Hey gang — I was out for a Sunday ride and stopped to take a picture. I > rolled to the side of the road and did not see the culvert, hidden with > fresh grass clippings. I tumbled over at low speed. I'm fine! > > When I stood up I noticed my drive-side bar end shifter had rotated 90º. > And my derailer hanger and the derailer were bent. I spun the crank while > off the bike and it seemed to move okay so I thought I'd give it a go as a > single speed. > > I pedaled for a few strokes, then nudged the shifter. It was at that time > the derailer turned upside down and inside out, bending into the spokes and > throwing the chain. It was really fun! > > [image: Screenshot 2023-07-23 at 3.05.28 PM.png] > > This is my Hillborne, my most-ridden bike. I'll see if the hanger can be > bent but I have a feeling it will require some work from a frame builder. > That's a Suntour Cyclone. Fortunately I have five of them (including this > one). You might recall the cage tension spring in my previous Cyclone > recently failed. This is one of the replacements I picked up. It was in > excellent shape but now it's going to the salvage bin. > > While I was waiting for a ride four people stopped to ask if they could > help me. One was a cyclist who said "You need anything?" I replied "I > need derailer hanger, a rear mech and a welding torch!" > > Hope your weekend rides weren't so mechanically eventful. > > Eric > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/460fd873-6389-4b0d-9142-f1c93cc0b84fn%40googlegroups.com.
