Customer at the shop said a bike with a bent hanger is 'a $1,500 frame that shifts like a $200 one' and I keep thinking about it

Piper Anderson · 2026-10-10T02:00:05.207898+00:00

He dropped off a carbon Roubaix last Tuesday with ghost shifting in the middle cogs, and the hanger was off by maybe 3mm. Straightened it, reset the derailleur in ten minutes, and he rode off happy. But what he said stuck with me, because he's right that most folks blame the groupset or the cables when the hanger is the actual problem. How many of you check hanger alignment first before you even touch the barrel adjuster?

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Customer at the shop said a bike with a bent hanger is 'a $1,500 frame that shifts like a $200 one' and I keep thinking about it | Bicycle Mechanics - Thought Shares