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Eeyorecore
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Yesterday I finally made the adventure into the den of Rijwielatelier 'De Specialist' aka. Theo. He's one the most fantastic chaps I've ever had the chance to meet and I'll definitely be visting him again.
I took the frame and fork of the Puch, as well as the fork of the track bike, to have them checked. The track fork is perfectly straight (there was some paint residue in the dropouts causing the wheel to sit a bit off-center, now that's fixed).
The Puch's fork was quite twisted (even though the wheel sat straight), and it was most likely involved in a collision sometime in the past. Luckily, the frame is perfectly straight. Theo worked his magic and the fork is like new again. Complete mental relief...
...or not. The victory is bittersweet. The derailleur hanger (which is straight by the way) has a major flaw: the B-screw doesn't sit on it properly, the lip is worn off/doesn't sit at a right angle. Tried two different derailleurs, both have the same issue. I remember seeing this the last time when I was installing the derailleur, but I completely forgot about it since. It doesn't provide a proper support for the B-screw and it's slipping around a bit. It might be okay but I hate the idea of using it like this, so I've rebuilt the bike as single speed until I figure out how to proceed.
Maybe a derailleur hanger extender can be a solution? I think they have quite massive contact points compared to a tiny screw end.
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