Originally Posted by
tosterbe
I went back to the LBS and took some more
pics. I held a straightedge up to the hanger and it appeared to be square. I didn't want to take it off the bike until we talk with the cdale folks on Monday.
Wrench agrees with my theory that since a jockey pulley is missing, the chain must have either picked something up which jammed in the RD or a link detonated. I didn't have time to check the chain today but i am going to check each link and see what I can find.
Finally came up with a name for my bike. In the spirit of the Liquigas boys: il detonato.
You theory is on the money.
Ders actually take very little load except some lateral load when shifting.
What sounds like happened is that the bolt holding your pulley wheel came loose, the pulley dropped out and then the chain grabbed the backing plate and blammo!
Have you ever taken that bolt out? If not
that would be the tact to take with SRAM. There should be loctite (or such) on those threads and they shouldn't come loose. Too bad you don't have the bolt and pulley.
I all likelihood you will be eating this one.
I hope you can get set up with a frame.