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Old 03-03-23 | 08:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Trakhak
As shown in the photo, the derailleur was scraped along the ground in a previous crash; the impact bent the derailleur inward toward the spokes.

Having heard the "It wasn't my fault" defense plenty of times in my bike shop days, that's the first thing I always looked for in cases like this one. Open-and-shut case.

In the future, always check the rear derailleur and dropout for damage (or take the bike to a shop to be checked) when you crash a bike on its right side.
All rear derailleurs end up with marks like that. How are you so certain the hanger ia bent from that photo, and how do you know it didnt bend from the event that mangled the spokes?
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