Originally Posted by
SquatchBiker
Yeah the shop told me that I bent the hanger and they just straightened it out. Said my wheel was out of true and they fixed that too. (Free!). I thought I might need a new derailer but they said they could just bend back the hanger (but if it happens again I might need a new one).
YOU did not bend the hanger... their inept mechanic set it up incorrectly. You should have NO possibility of shifting into the rear spokes (caveat: if you bent the hanger a bit in your previous crash, you can discount this entire rant) under normal circumstances.
Keep it sane though, no need to attempt the Tour de France on your first outing.
