I guess I rode right over a stick and it somehow got tangled up in my spokes and caught on my derailleur, pulling it into the wheel. It was stuck on a spoke and I, as gently as I could, at least freed it from there. But the derailleur is still bent inward and rotated this way… is there anything I can do here? I don't really know where to begin, I've never had to deal with anything like this before. I plan to take it to the LBS on Wednesday if I can't figure it out. Any advice would be appreciated. Also do you think the derailleur is done for?
by oatsandolives
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What you have there can not be fixed, The fix is replacing the damaged parts.
If you can not do the work yourself unfortunately your choice is limited to either letting your LBS do the work or buying any tools you need plus the parts and learning how to do the work
If you want to learn there are some really good instructional videos available online.
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Sorry mate and f* that stick
You are lucky, that the derailleur didn’t go further and cut through the seat stay of your frame.
If the derailleur hanger is part of the frame, it can be straightened.
If the hanger is a separate piece, it can be replaced.
Other parts that would need replacing would likely be the derailleur itself, and possibly a spoke or two.
I worked as a bike mechanic for 12 years, this is a fairly common failure. This is why derailleur hangers are made of weak metal and are replaceable, they’re designed to be the point of failure in exactly this situation.