My derailleur hanger trick that cost me $3 instead of a new frame

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Honestly I did something similar with my old aluminum road bike. I snapped the derailleur hanger clean off during a group ride and was ready to toss the whole frameset. Ended up taking it to a local machine shop and had them weld a new hanger tab on for 15 bucks. The guy looked at me like I was crazy but it held up for another two seasons. Tbh it wasn't pretty but it worked fine and saved me from buying a whole new bike. Ngl I think that kind of hacky fix is half the fun of working on your own bikes.