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Need Hanger Adapter for Acera Rear Derailleur for Hero Sprint rx2 bicycle frame

First I had the Tourney derailleur. Which is somehow destroyed, and I've lost it. I promptly bought an Acera online, expecting to upgrade. A lot has been spent. Here's the issue: I wasn't aware the ...
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What derailleur hanger is this and what is actually compatible and what needs changing?

Bought this bike second hand. Obviously these are not stock components here, the rear derailleur should not be direct mount. I can not seem to find the specifications for the hangar anywhere. Also I ...
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Why aren't derailleur hangers made into standard shapes?

That small piece of metal can render a bike unrideable, and sometimes a repacement is impossible to find. There are standards for headsets, bottom brackets, brake mounting points, OLD and dropouts, ...
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Drawing/specification for direct mount rear derailleur hangers?

I am currently designing a custom direct mount rear mech hanger for my bike (as one doesn't currently exist). I've successfully designed and built a standard mount using PVD's Framebuilder Wiki. ...
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Aligning a Shimano direct mount derailleur

I was suffering bad shifting and skips and my derailleur appeared to be bent slightly inwards, so I thought I’d check it with a Park DAG 2.2 I already owned (for a previous bike). Instead of the ...
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Can't find derailleur hanger for an old Nakamura

I tried local parts shops and tried the internet and still can't find the right hanger, And I no longer have the old broken one. I can't even find the bike on the internet, The only photo I found was ...
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GRX800 position

I got a bike from chainreaction with GRX groupset on it. The rear derailleur is not aligned with the cassette. I think the hanger got bent during delivery, but the guy at the local shop says it's fine....
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Rear derailluer broken bolt

I am trying to figure out the right part to replace this bolt that broke. It went through the rear frame of bike into derailleur to a shimano dyna sys II unit. I believe it is a hanger bolt but the ...
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What derailer hanger do I need? (screw on derailer is bent)

I'm hoping for some help with repairing my bike. My derailleur hanger snapped recently. I think it should be easy enough to replace with the right advice. I have a picture of my previous hanger. It ...
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Can a universal derailleur hanger be a suitable long term solution?

I've recently snapped my derailleur hanger for an old Apollo Raceline Peleton road bike. Have had no luck sourcing a replacement that fits, and neither have local bike shop. Has anyone been in a ...
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What is the optimum location / offset of a derailleur hanger vs axle?

In my particular case, I would quite likely be using something like a GoatLink so I can use an 11-40t or 11-42t cassette on a home-built recumbent tadpole trike (so, single rear wheel). I'd like to ...
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Why are there so many types of mech hanger?

I have just stripped the threads on my mech hanger and I'm in the process of buying a new one. There are so many different types, even for one manufacturer, I was wondering what the reason for this is?...
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