Wanted: Carbitubo / alan / Vitus rear dropouts... Advice...

Posted on Thu 14th, April 2011

• #1

Nuts
I've happened to come across a Carbitubo - thats had a little bump :( - the derailer hanger has be bent
- anybody got any tips? / replacements? - was thinking of warm gently - bending it back.. carefully -then re-tapping
Has anybody any experience in rebonding frames? - best way to take them apart?

Cheers
• #2

rodabod

I had one, but sold it due to a faulty BB / seat tube joint. That hanger is Aluminium. Personally, I'd avoid, or buy one in good nick. It's not like working with steel.

Other than that, I suppose you could also run it single-speed or hub-gear. If the hanger did bend back (I'm surprised it didn't just snap), then you'd be at constant risk of it snapping, though it's not a load-bearing mount.
• #3

El_Diablo

most I've seen bent back into shape cold, and they've lasted perfectly well, yes is there is always the niggle in the mind but its not happened to me so far- 2 frames with fixed hangers rather than replaceables- on one, the rear mech went into the wheel and quite a bit of damage caused, other was son's bike crashed in a race and hanger all squiffy asa result of that, both fine (says he touching wood.....)

The lbs uses the rear hanger tool which measures how out of place the hanger is, and where its out of shape, that with a vice or flat bladed adjustables (looks like an F) to straighten. Slowly but surely seems the trick.

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Wanted: Carbitubo / alan / Vitus rear dropouts... Advice...

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