Originally Posted by
YonathanZ
The shop replaced a bent piece of aluminum (not the derailleur itself) for 30 bucks. The chain doesn't fall and I can use all the gears now, but they feel so much stiffer. Also, even when set to the biggest cog, the derailleur isn't "straight" like it was yesterday before the fix. That's weird.
If by "tipped" you mean the bottom pulley on the derailleur is closer to the front of the bike when viewed from the side of the bike, then it's OK. As the chain shifts to different size cogs the slack in the chain is controlled by the position of these parts. In other words, nothing is wrong.