[RBW] It looked like just a little stick...

Jim, That’s unfortunate about your derailer hanger. Amazing the trouble a stick can cause! I’ll be curious to know if the repair will require bending the hanger back to it’s original position or the more invasive option of replacing the hanger with a new one. Keep us posted on developments an

Re: [RBW] It looked like just a little stick...

Yep, no photos. I lost a vintage Deore XT M730 derailleur once to a power line flag marker (the ones on a small wire, stuck into the ground). The wire managed to insert itself into a chain link as I rode by, which then jammed the chain in the deraileur, which swung up and broke right through the

Re: [RBW] It looked like just a little stick...

No photos came through. I busted a very nice Microshift road rd on the Fargo thanks to a stick; not only shattered the cage, but bent the hangar inward fully 90*, so couldn't remove the rd and singlespeed home; had to walk. Bike shop fixed the hangar, but the MS rd was beyond redemption. Sad, beca

[RBW] It looked like just a little stick...

But it bent the der hanger pretty badly. WIped out the nice XT derailer, and broke a couple of spokes. Well, this will motivate me to strip down the bike and finally get it painted or have the clearcoat renewed.