Originally Posted by
bargainguy
It's a funny thing, tho. When I first picked up on their RD hanger alignment, I got curious and asked what other maladies brand new bikes have. Wheels out of true was the second biggest complaint. Overtightened everything was number three.
I can guarantee the hangers are straight when they leave the factory, they get bent in shipping. We also had that issue many years ago. We made a few minor changes, the rear of the bike has extra padding and I have very few hanger issues. I upgraded the wheels around 2009 and that removed almost all the true problems. Over tightening is always an issue, I was given a logical explination on this by a friend. He said that most end customers never adjust anything, hence over tightening is better....since after it loosens with normal wear it will not be too loose.
Thanks,
Yan