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Terry Morse
Guest
This is a mystery failure, and I have no diagnosis.
For the second time in a year, my rear derailleur hanger has broken,
sending the derailleur into the spokes and locking up the back wheel.
I know that a common cause of this is shifting the derailleur into
the spokes, but -- and here's the weird part -- I wasn't shifting
the rear when it happened! I was on the third to the lowest cog,
when I down-shifted the FRONT into the small ring. Then things got
bad in a hurry.
I'm perplexed. I almost think that the hanger broke spontaneously,
which then sent the derailleur into the spokes. That's the only
theory I have at this point. Prior to the failure, I could hear a
rattling in the drive train when pedaling under force, but I
couldn't find the cause.
Bike is a 2004 Fuji Team SL, with a screw-on aluminum hanger
(thankfully). I'll post a photo of the broken hanger, if you think
it will help the diagnosis.
Thanks.
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terry morse - Undiscovered Country Tours - http://udctours.com
For the second time in a year, my rear derailleur hanger has broken,
sending the derailleur into the spokes and locking up the back wheel.
I know that a common cause of this is shifting the derailleur into
the spokes, but -- and here's the weird part -- I wasn't shifting
the rear when it happened! I was on the third to the lowest cog,
when I down-shifted the FRONT into the small ring. Then things got
bad in a hurry.
I'm perplexed. I almost think that the hanger broke spontaneously,
which then sent the derailleur into the spokes. That's the only
theory I have at this point. Prior to the failure, I could hear a
rattling in the drive train when pedaling under force, but I
couldn't find the cause.
Bike is a 2004 Fuji Team SL, with a screw-on aluminum hanger
(thankfully). I'll post a photo of the broken hanger, if you think
it will help the diagnosis.
Thanks.
--
terry morse - Undiscovered Country Tours - http://udctours.com