Got in a 3 hour snow ride this weekend.
Bad News:
This happened. Are derailleur hangers supposed to be banana shaped?
Good news:
I have a steel frame. With a long enough lever and the proper amount of stank applied, it's good as new.
Bad news:
My derailleur... Not so much. SRAM X-0 -> To the junk bin.
Good news:
Worst case scenario, I've proven I can ride at least half an Arrowhead distance on a fixie.
Bad News:
That was minus 20 lbs of gear.
Good news:
No one is dumb enough to ride Arrowhead fixed.
Bad news:
Except me...
Save the jockey wheels you'll wear them out if you ever use gears again....:-)
ReplyDeletex7 derailers are $35 and work just fine. not as much bling though
ReplyDeleteI was lucky enough to find an X7 derailleur at the LBS when I went to pick up some tubes, so I'm good to go again. In all reality I would have just stripped the drivetrain off an old hardtail if I'd needed to. It's a 14 year old 8-speed Gripshift setup, but it would have gotten the job done.
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