Rear Derailleur Bent Into Spokes. The rear derailleur hanger is designed to bendsnap in preference to the rear derailleur itself. The rear derailleur hanger is.
Will become too close to the spokes in 1st gear. Decades ago I got into the habit of always leaning up my bike with the right side toward the wall. Over shifted then rear dearaileur stuck in the spokes and bent.
The hanger is a 30-40 part where as for example the Ultegra Di2 rear derailleur is a 449 part.
If the derailleur hanger is bent inward it will bring the entire derailleur closer to the spokes. The rear derailleur hanger is. The hanger gets sacrificed during collisions that can harm the drivetrain. Decades ago I got into the habit of always leaning up my bike with the right side toward the wall.
