[Closed] Bent gear hanger

Call Trek?

Found it

https://archive.trekbikes.com/us/en/2006/trek/xo1#/us/en/2006/trek/xo1/details

Any thoughts on bending it back?

Take it off and put it in a vice between 2 peices of wood.

Buy a new one before you use 136stu's suggestion, that way you'll have a spare.

https://www.wiggle.co.uk/x-tools-pro-gear-hanger-alignment-tool-1/

30 quid will get better results than squashing it in a vice

How bent is it?

The mech just about can touch the spokes.
I have oredered one of these

https://www.pedalon.co.uk/acatalog/trek-gear-hanger-990116.html#aW990116

I think I may bend it back using my a part of friend Diggers anatomy who was riding it and popped a wheelie on the Tweed Run in May....

Ita beauty of a bike; was second hand; Shimano Ultegra, Chris King headset, a very expensive carbon fork, new mini v's, Thomson seatpost and stem. Fulcrum wheels

Can I just add the numptey fell off, he had 5 pints, but thats not an excuse.

Broke my Titus hanger 6 weeks ago £35 in the UK shops to replace but I bought the last 3 from amazon usa for less than £30 delivered including import tax. Wheels 218 hangers may make a pair of ear rings as it looks much better made, stronger and only the two drilled holes not the 3rd that was the weak point and failed. Delivery only 5 weeks although estimated date was 31st of December

Get an alignment tool anyway - sometimes even new ones can be bent..!

I've bent back removable hangers without any ill effects. It's quite a lot cheaper than buying a replacement. An alignment tool is a big help though.

+1 for the alignment tool. One of those tools you use very rarely but when you need it ...

If you don't already have a spare mech hanger then get one, once bent then they are a fair bit weaker and a second bash is unlikely to be repairable - I snapped mine even being really, really careful on the second straighten (but it could also have had a bend/straighten from the previous owner).