Eric,
I've bent derailleur hangers more than once...I have yet to snap off
a derailleur hanger on a steel bike. I also purchased the derailleur
hanger alignment tool Jim mentioned, they are easy to use. I thought
it would be worth having as it makes me more self-sufficient.
Things happen on
Thanks for the suggestion. Went back out this morning and got it
closer with parallel grip pliers.
Forgot where I first read about the 6mm repair. Might have been in
an old Dirt Rag magazine about roadside repairs.
Did 28 miles on the bike today and no problems. Will have Jim and the
guys at
on 5/30/09 6:30 PM, EricP at ericpl...@aol.com wrote:
Where luck changed. Parked the bike and waited for garage door to
open. Big gust of wind came up. Knocking the Hillborne over on the
drive side. Ouch. Heard an ugly crunch. Besides everything from the
saddlebag strewn about, the
on 5/30/09 8:16 PM, CycloFiend wrote:
The alignment tool will show any twisting that took place, as well as
provide a good way to cold set it back to position. I wouldn't as a
practice bend it by the threaded hole for the derailleur. You can ovalize
the opening or gank the threads. My tool
Time to buy a Quickbeam... :-)
On Sat, May 30, 2009 at 6:30 PM, EricP ericpl...@aol.com wrote:
Decided this morning to do a bit of exploring on the Hillborne.
Figured why not try to ride out to the Coon Rapids Regional Dam.
Figured the round trip would be 40 to 50 miles. Unless I got lost
