Originally Posted by
Kontact
One assumes that everyone in this thread suggesting straightening the hanger with something other than a hanger straightening tool has never straightened a hanger with a hanger straightening tool.
I bent the hell out of steel Lemond hanger in a crash - bent it back to straight and perfect in 2 minutes with the alignment tool.
What some of you are forgetting is that the tool also protects the shape of the threaded portion of the hanger, preventing it from ovalizing or kinking.
You may be right. I've never seen one. Ideally, it would have different size washers to adjust to where the bend is, unless they bend pretty reliably in one spot.