Originally Posted by
silver_ghost
I agree that the hanger looks a little sloppily made for such an expensive bike, but if I were you I'd have a shop with a hanger allignment tool check to see if it is bent. It's not at all uncommon for the hangers on brand new bikes or frames to have been tweaked during shipping.
Have you recieved a response from Lynsky yet?
Lynskey is talking with me, although I'm not sure what they plan to do about it. I hear they redesigned the hangers for 2010 but I admit it would seem odd if I were the first person to have a problem even this year....presumably they've sold bikes to other people this year who haven't had a problem.
I will take it to the local shop and have them check for alignment, and see what they have to say. Maybe I'm misdiagnosing it or something.
I also found a web site that specializes in aftermarket hangers, and ordered one from them. They say it's compatible shape and flat...we'll see, but I'm not holding my breath.
If none of the above works, I may try the auto body filler.
Thanks everyone for all of the responses.