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[Closed] Liteville 301 rear mech hanger – the sacrificial bolt that didn't

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I have been riding around on my Liteville 301 happy in the knowledge that if I clouted my rear mech, the sacrificial bolt would snap and it would be the work of a moment to replace it with the spare threaded into the bottom bracket.

However when a broken spoke took out the rear mech the sacrificial bolt refused to give itself up for the greater good. Instead of shearing it stripped the thread out of the rear hanger, leaving me to walk home.

So if like me you hadn’t anticipated this, add a rear hanger to the spares in your pack.


 
Posted : 30/05/2014 9:15 am
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Thread title of the day IMHO.


 
Posted : 30/05/2014 9:39 am
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though litevilles had a spare hanger included, and screwed in to somewhere else on the chainstay?
maybe i'm mistaken


 
Posted : 30/05/2014 10:39 pm
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Noooooooo, I thought that was the most awesome feature, almost made me buy one!


 
Posted : 30/05/2014 11:08 pm
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The Liteville does have a spare hanger bolt, it is threaded into the bottom bracket. However the bolt failed to shear, so the spare bolt wasn't needed, the hanger was. So the spare bolt policy like a good idea, but in effect you still
have to carry a spare hanger, just like any other bike.


 
Posted : 31/05/2014 8:47 pm
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It wouldn't happen on a proper bike made in Taiwan. You can't trust these cheap German imports.


 
Posted : 31/05/2014 9:29 pm
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They are made in Taiwan!


 
Posted : 31/05/2014 9:34 pm
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The Liteville does have a spare hanger bolt, it is threaded into the bottom bracket.

Really? ... off to inspect the BB ... so it does 🙂

The cube hanger fits and costs less than the Liteville / Syntace one.

Did you have the Rockguard fitted?

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Posted : 31/05/2014 9:34 pm
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Crell, Would the rock guard have protected against the OP's broken spoke?


 
Posted : 31/05/2014 9:54 pm
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Crell, Would the rock guard have protected against the OP's broken spoke?

Are you suggesting I should read the OP more closely ? Fair, but who knows...

Interested because I have a RG2 and I've never been convinced by it.


 
Posted : 31/05/2014 10:35 pm