Nice new shiny mech…completely bent cage in glancing blow on a big rock.

Anyone else do this on their first ride…and can it be fixed?

Checked the hanger etc but its defo the mech. Very gutted 🙁

Is there such a thing as an indestructible mech?

If the parallelogram is bent then, it’s basically pure luck because you’re as likely to bend a straight bit as to straighten a bent bit. But with cages, you can get it in bits and work on each plate at a time,makes things much easier.

For XT, check out the One Up website, it’s got a nice video of how to remove the cage.

Current XT mech is a pretty durable thing- not up to Saint levels but the toughest “normal” mech I’ve ever used.

Is there such a thing as an indestructible mech?

Yes, it’s the one you don’t hit on rocks 🙂

Did it once to a manitou ht frame. They didn’t have replaceable hangers. 🙁

Indestructible mech – hub gears / gearbox?

It would be nice if vulnerable flappy mechs could be done away with