Three words: Internal Hub Gears.

Still can you answer my question is it?

i don't think it is suppose to be bent the way it is in the photo. if it is steel frame i would install a new derailer and bend it back. now if the frame is aluminum i am not sure what to do.

i pretty much had the exact same thing happen to my bike yesterday but i have have a steel frame.

Mine is steal. Ill bend it back and hope it dont snap.



So what will i need a new derailer, Chain breaker, What eles?

I strongly recommend that you let the shop do it. Hopefully under warranty.

You'll need an new chain, chain tools, derailleur, derailleur hanger tool. The derailleur hangar tool is a big bar of metal with a bold on the end. It gives you the proper leverage to bend the derailleur hangar back in place. You don't want to bend it multiple times, even steel will break eventually.

I cant possibly afford all that at the shop thats more then $150 of stuff / labor at the prices over here!

I only got about 40 to spend. Where can i get a good new chain. Or how can i check if the old one is still any good?

At a bare minimum you need a chain and derailleur. You'll also need proper tools. Take it to the shop, they can do it cheaper since they already have the tools. You may even get it for free. It should be covered under warranty (just don't tell them about adjusting the derailleur).

I've broken exactly one in many years of riding, this due to impact with a large rock. Naturally, on a mountain bike.... It's difficult to imagine anything out on the open road that would cause this other than simply defect.
I would see if they are willing to replace the thing under warranty; either the bike shop or the manufacturer. I might send a nasty letter to Shimano America as well, and keep the bits for evidence....

I called the shop. As soon as i said the derailure broke they told me the warrenty dosnt cover that blahh blahh blahh how ever if you buy the parts from us we will install it for free it will be $45! dollars.. Blahh blahh blahh.. It will cost you $30 if you want us to install the one you bought.. This dosnt include the chain so you will have to buy that too.. Blahh blahh blahh.


Point is like i suspected. They wont fix it for under $75 bucks maybe.

So the derailer just arrived and so did the chain tool. I also have another bike that i have in my garadge that i used maybe 20 times. Would it be ok if i borrowed some links from that chain?

If you're determined to do this yourself, the first thing you should do is go to Park Tool's Repair Help and Education website and look at the articles on derailleur alignment and adjustment and on chain repair. Sheldon Brown's website also has useful tips about derailleurs (which he preferred to spell "derailers"), as well as many other things.

So i did it. It took me a good four hours but i believe i got everything right.

I took it for a test ride and it performed awesomely!


Thanks for the help guys!

Nice!

Now try not to do whatever it was that resulted in the first problem! :-)

Change gears? Thats gonna be hard LOL.

So how do i tighten my suspension?

This thread cracks me up every time Just the title itself is great hahaha

Trust me its a pain in the ass.

Now that i look back i know what it must have been. I l;eft my bike down here on main street (Lots of businesses and what not here) and some one must have pushed over my bike and picked it up again. So when i swapped to first gear while going fast (Knowing that i had to brake soon) the derailure went into the metal spokes of my wheel. Causing this catastrophic failure of the bicycle.... Awell

could be worse. i spent 4 hour pretty much rebuilding and replacing parts on my bike and there is still more to do. it probably needs another 4 hours of work plus whatever time it would take to strip and paint my bike but it will be great when it is 100% done and ready to destroy again.