Threads on derailleur hanger

[Jimmy Welch]

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[Roseland triker]

Cool. Did you use the hanger alignment tool before fitting the mech?

 

[Jimmy Welch]

Cool. Did you use the hanger alignment tool before fitting the mech?

No I thought that was just to realign a pissed derailleur that needed pulling back into line

 

[Roseland triker]

No I thought that was just to realign a pissed derailleur that needed pulling back into line

Nope.
Put the wheel in on the floor without the mech. Make sure it's in tight then put the bike in the stand
Use alignment tool to set up the new hanger before fitting the mech.
I guarantee that it needs doing in order to get the shifting nice .
I've had to do new bikes out of the box plenty of times and not just sub £1k machines.
It will stop ghost shifting

 

[Jimmy Welch]

Nope.
Put the wheel in on the floor without the mech. Make sure it's in tight then put the bike in the stand
Use alignment tool to set up the new hanger before fitting the mech.
I guarantee that it needs doing in order to get the shifting nice .
I've had to do new bikes out of the box plenty of times and not just sub £1k machines.
It will stop ghost shifting

I'm a little lost now , the hanger is flush in the dropout , there's no scope for any alignment or misalignment for that matter now it's in and fixed ,

 

[Roseland triker]

I'm a little lost now , the hanger is flush in the dropout , there's no scope for any alignment or misalignment for that matter now it's in and fixed ,

Even when it's tight to the frame it still needs setting up.
It will be out of alignment forsure but it's up to you.
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[Ming the Merciless]

I'm a little lost now , the hanger is flush in the dropout , there's no scope for any alignment or misalignment for that matter now it's in and fixed ,

Go ride it. If it shifts fine between all sprockets on the cassette then jobs a good one. If you’re seeing problems, chain jumping etc. then there’s further work to be done.

 

[Jimmy Welch]

Go ride it. If it shifts fine between all sprockets on the cassette then jobs a good one. If you’re seeing problems, chain jumping etc. then there’s further work to be done.

Suck it and see eh Ming lad ?

 

[Roseland triker]

Suck it and see eh Ming lad ?

You could do but why not do it properly from the start?

 

[Jimmy Welch]

You could do but why not do it properly from the start?

You bolt in the hanger with the two bolts provided , it's sits in the dropouts flush , torqued up .....I still know where the adjustment can be done , derailleur yes but hanger , I can't see it

 

[Roseland triker]

You bolt in the hanger with the two bolts provided , it's sits in the dropouts flush , torqued up .....I still know where the adjustment can be done , derailleur yes but hanger , I can't see it

Have you ever used a hanger alignment tool?

 

[Smokin Joe]

You could do but why not do it properly from the start?

Perhaps because it doesn't need it?

 

[Jimmy Welch]

Have you ever used a hanger alignment tool?

Just watched the park tools video , interesting it seems that's for hangers that have a bang is it also possible for brand new hangers to be out as well ?

 

[Roseland triker]

Just watched the park tools video , interesting it seems that's for hangers that have a bang is it also possible for brand new hangers to be out as well ?

There are lots of variables.
The only new bikes I've ever assembled without needing such a tool are very few and I've assembled 0000s
Best tools I have in my workshop include a hanger alignment.
Like Ming said suck it and see but personally I just true the hangers up and get on with tuning the mech. It makes it easy and simple to do then.
It doesn't matter how much you try in some cases to set up the shifting unless you do.

 

[Roseland triker]

Does it work then?