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Old 11-07-20 | 05:09 PM
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I looked back on the pics of the bike as-bought and the driveline looked to be fine, though there was no shot directly from behind to confirm. But yeah, you may have bent it yourself in the scenario you described above. Not a big deal as you didn't destroy spokes or the derailleur as would normally happen in an overshift at speed. A shop can straighten that hanger back to normal in a jiffy and it shouldn't cost you much, either.

The rear rim, on the other hand, is toast. I had a similar issue with a Mavic rim early this summer, but in my case not only the eyelet but the surrounding material also failed and the eyelet pulled completely out of the rim with the spoke/nipple still attached. Rim went right into the trash. Cash outlay for new Mavic Elite (black anodized in my case as well), spokes, nipples and labor was nearly $200. A bit of a sting, but I've never had to replace a rim before; knock on wood it's another slew of years before I'll need to do it again.

The bike looks fantastic - like it was hardly ridden - so in my opinion, the outlay is worth it. Turns a $200 bike into a $400 bike, but you stole it at $200 anyway

I hope this all works out okay in the end!

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