So I get home from work, after missing Mr. Bikey for the last week, and after ordering some new tires for running around in Hamilton this summer, and I get home just in time to meet the UPS guy delivering my new (albeit kind of cheap) Sette shoes, and I wheel my bike out the door to go for a nice zippy ride in the 95-degree heat, and…
CAHRUNCHA!
mangled rear derailleur results in mangled rear wheel
In the picture you may be able to see the broken derailleur hanger, the two snapped spokes, and of course the messed-up derailleur. I never even got on the thing. I just pushed it forward, and this happened.
Here’s the problem with a bike that you got a great deal on: replacing an XTR derailleur costs upwards of $100. The freaking pulleys are $15-$20 each. I found some deals a little better than the above, then I decided I’d just fix things. I removed the derailleur, took it apart, hammered (literally) the outer cage back into general straightness, lubed the pulleys (the upper one is chipped in a few spots; hoping it will be OK), and I ordered a new hanger. The cheapest one I could find was about $20. Gah.
I am sorry, Mr. Bikey, for my unforgivable neglect of your drivetrain components, for whatever accident bent your derailleur hanger, and for my cluelessness in not noticing its impending-doom condition. I’m mostly sorry that I don’t get to ride until the stupid derailleur hanger gets here. Sigh.
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