Originally Posted by
chaadster
Jesus...
veganbikes I have a bike with a weak derailleur hanger that comes out of alignment just from normal riding. I've aligned it with a tool, and often align it by hand; I'm sure I've adjusted it 10 times over the years. That's not my point, though, my point is that I can make a video of me bending the derailleur hanger by hand (just by pulling on the derailleur) if it'll get you to realize you don't know as much as you think you know.
Yes my son...I have doubts it is coming out of alignment from normal riding there are other factors but we are talking 10 times in under a year. Once a year during a tune up is not unheard of and I wouldn't bat an eye but doing it over a shorter period is different.
I know I don't know everything but this situation I am not going to give some B.S. about weak hangers and it is normal to adjust it super often and you should just jump to replace it right away regardless of what the issue could be or couldn't be. That is complete crap. I cannot recall a situation where we replaced a hanger that wasn't broken maybe it happened a long time ago but every hanger I can think of was because it was broken not just weak and needed adjustment that is a rare thing in all the shops I have worked at. I can imagine again like I have said before if I was slinging really crappy low end bikes made with cheap parts I might have more problems.