I was on my way off to work this evening when I pulled back my thumb shifter to get on the biggest cog and then I just stopped abruptly. When I inspected, what happened I found that my rear derailer was been the wrong way 90° and my bike chain was sent flying into the spokes behind the cassette. What could’ve caused this and is this fixable?
by nathOF
2 Comments
Your derailleur over shifted into the spokes, chain got stuck, derailleur got benf and pulled the derailleur hanger with it. The hanger may have already been slightly bent or the limit screws were not set correctly, this is what spoke protectors (dork disks) are for
The derailleur may not be salvageable if the cage is badly bent.
The frame is steel, so ad bad as it looks you might be able to straighten the derailleur hanger.
Damn man, put a NSFW tag on that one. Gore isn’t allowed.