Timeline for What options do I have if my rear derailleur breaks when I'm out on a trail?
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| Apr 23, 2023 at 12:37 | history | edited | Mithical | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jan 31, 2019 at 6:00 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackBicycles/status/1090852285863903232 | ||
| Jan 26, 2019 at 21:34 | answer | added | Criggie♦ | timeline score: 0 | |
| Jan 25, 2019 at 10:23 | comment | added | Eric Nolan | This can very easily happen when the chain catches in one of the derailleur wheels. The derailleur is pulled to full extent and then either yanked off the hanger or in to the spokes. Either way there's a lot of damage. This is more likely to happen in mountain biking where banging in to a rock or getting a piece of debris in it can jam the derailleur. | |
| Jan 24, 2019 at 15:16 | comment | added | Peter - Reinstate Monica | @myself: Apparently this can happen when a faulty chain catches. Another possible cause is that the cage catches in the spokes because the derailleur movement limit is not adjusted properly, so it can go into the wheel. | |
| Jan 24, 2019 at 14:32 | comment | added | Peter - Reinstate Monica | Wow. In 35 years of fairly frequent bike riding with derailleur gear shifts I have never even heard of this. There is not much mechanical load on the arm, is there? What do you think caused this? In any case I think there is a plethora of more common incidents to prepare for (among others, I've had about three broken frames in this time period) -- I'd not bother with this fluke incident. | |
| Jan 24, 2019 at 12:31 | comment | added | David Mulder | Based on your location I would sincerely not recommend cycling in the Forest of Fangorn by yourself without backup. But anyway, the more serious point is: Aside of mechanics this does depend on location. "Deep" in the woods in the Netherlands cycling by yourself is a no-brainer (even if it's prudent to take a repairkit), deep in the woods in Slovakia or Slovenia by yourself is just stupid. | |
| Jan 24, 2019 at 10:07 | comment | added | David Richerby | Possible duplicate of Rear derailleur breakages | |
| Jan 24, 2019 at 9:37 | history | edited | Grigory Rechistov | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jan 24, 2019 at 8:34 | answer | added | cookiemonster | timeline score: 20 | |
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| Jan 24, 2019 at 8:04 | comment | added | Chris H | And definitely upgrade your tool kit to include the means to deal with a broken chain, which will also allow you to shorten your chain to an emergency single speed. While you're at it, make sure you're set up to deal with punctures (even if you run tubeless). | |
| Jan 24, 2019 at 8:02 | comment | added | Chris H | See also my question on rear derailleur breakages (also a duplicate of the one I linked above, but with some useful material of its own) | |
| Jan 24, 2019 at 7:59 | comment | added | Chris H | Possible duplicate of How to select cog for emergency single speed conversion with a broken derailleur | |
| Jan 24, 2019 at 3:49 | answer | added | Criggie♦ | timeline score: 14 | |
| Jan 24, 2019 at 0:07 | answer | added | Argenti Apparatus | timeline score: 6 | |
| Jan 23, 2019 at 23:27 | history | asked | Mithical | CC BY-SA 4.0 |