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Any thoughts on what derailleur hanger allignment tool to get? I need to straighten out the hanger on my inbred. I've been looking at the following:
[url= http://www.wiggle.co.uk/lifeline-derailleur-hanger-alignment-tool/ ]LifeLine Derailleur Hanger Alignment Tool[/url]
[url= http://www.freeborn.co.uk/park-tool-usa-dag2-derailleur-hanger-alignment-gauge?gclid=CLHGjujckL4CFa-WtAodVzEAsQ ]Park Derailleur Hanger Alignment Tool[/url]
[url= http://www.wiggle.co.uk/cyclus-gear-hanger-alignment-tool/?lang=en&curr=GBP&dest=1&utm_source=pla&utm_medium=base&utm_campaign=uk&kpid=5300022120 ]Cyclus Derailleur Hanger Alignment Tool[/url]
Thanks!
Mat ( howard ?) i have one if you just want to borrow for a single job.
Mines is the cyclus.
1 rear QR axle (threads into the mech hanger), 1 bit of threaded bar (to go in the dropout and give you a straight line to compare against. The trouble with ones that compare against the wheel is your wheel might not be that straight.
I've got the cyclus one, it works.
Adjustable spanner.
If your wheel is sufficiently out to be an issue to straighten by then you are in trouble.
Your drop outs would have to be welded on at a serious angle....
Or your wheel tacoed like a pringle , the beauty of the tool is that it allows you to check it in all planes not just a single plane like the two threaded rod method.
It's the disc brake era, none of my wheels are round! It's all inaccuracy that you don't need, while there's other methods that avoid it.
But, why do you think the 2-rod method can only do one plane? It's no different from the "proper" tool in that regard.
Inaccuracy ? My wheels are round.and straight.( and so are my hangers )
Yeah i just had a think your right it can do both planes , im just not convinced it amplifies the bend enough to not introduce a different set of inaccuracies.
screw another wheel if you have one into the mech hanger thread then adjust it untill thw wheel is in plane