If there’s one part on my bike that I took for granted in my first year of mountain biking, it was my derailleur hanger. The problem I had was that my bike was a Frankenstein model, a mix-match of various parts and components. I built the bike out of spare parts, and...
There are a lot of things you take for granted about how a mountain bike works, things you don’t even notice or appreciate until something goes wrong. Take the rear derailleur, for example. How many of us casual, recreational mountain bikers think about our rear...
After taking a tumble my bike wasn’t shifting correctly. At the bike shop the tech said I needed a new derailleur hanger. I had no idea what he was talking about so I had him explain, WHAT IS A MOUNTAIN BIKE DERAILLEUR HANGER. A Rear Derailleur Hanger is a...
