Is this fixable?

The rear rim and derailer bracket took the brunt of the squish. I don't know if my frame is bent, but the derailer and derailer bracket sure are. The rim is bent enough to not turn but not completely banana'ed.



Y'all think this is fixable? Can I remove and replace the derailer bracket and straighten the rim?

Worst case am I looking at completely new derailer, rear frame triangle, and rim?

So I decided to hop back on the horse after probably 7 years. I rode around my property, probably did about 2 or 3 miles. Felt great! Everything worked as it should, I had good balance through some nasty stuff, the bike operated nicely, I had decent energy and power.

When I got back to the house I felt the urge to really get back into riding again.

I rinsed the bike off and propped it against the truck just like I've always done after a trail ride.

Here's where I went wrong. I went and did some yard stuff then decided to refill my cooler with ice so I hopped in the truck and promptly ran my bike over...

 

Normally if the rim is bent that badly, it isn't going to be salvageable. At that point, your better off replacing the wheel since the labor involved to relace a wheel isn't cheap and odds are your hub isn't worth relacing. The derailleur hanger can be bought cheaply at a local shop, so do that for sure, but the derailleur might be toast too, but it's hard to say without seeing it in person. The hanger is meant to bend so that you don't bend your frame fyi.

 

@Tombiology70 ?

 

I thought that might be the case about the hanger. Glad to hear.

I will probably end up taking it to a shop so they can rebuild my front fork since it's leaking and have them do the work and do a look over and adjust everything.

It's a rox shox dart 2. Is that even worth rebuilding since the whole bike was only $500 new about 9 years ago?

The bike is a Giant Yukon FX3.

Maybe a hundred miles on it.

 

Rebuilding a fork isn't as hard as you'd think and most local shops would just be sending it out somewhere 3rd party. You're better off buying a rebuild kit yourself or looking online for where to send it. Fork could be covered under warranty wherever you bought the bike from.

 

Gotcha.

The bike is probably 9 years old. I bought it in England when I was stationed there. I'll look into doing that myself as well as the hanger and wheel. I might could just buy a new complete wheel online?

 

Check out Performance Bike online. Their biggest sale of the year starts on Sunday I believe. If you have issues wondering what would work and what won't PM me and I'll help you out.

 

Sweet. Thanks a ton!

 

Shit man I'm not too good good with bikes I hope it's realitivly easily fixable buddy!

 

I got wheels from here http://www.bicyclewheelwarehouse.com/

good price, great customer service, stout wheels. would def buy from them again.

and bikes are just like trucks: every broken part is a chance to upgrade!

 

That's what I was thinking! Although I don't have much to spend on upgrades, I figure most cheaper parts will still be an upgrade to a 9 year old bike!

 

So this is not proving to be as simple as I had hoped.

I had a chance to look into the bike further today.

What I will probably need

Rear Wheel
Rear Derailer
Rear Derailer Hanger
Rear Wheel Disk Brake rotor
Derailer cable

The issue I am running into is the derailer. I have a basic understanding of how they work and adjustment. However, as far as upgrading, I do not know how to select the best fit. I looked at the Shimano shadow plus, something similar to this, (from what I read the shadow plus is a huge advancement in technology) because it provides an upgrade to the basic tier options on that website. I run into the issue though, that something like that requires a 10 sprocket rear hub, and then the rabbit hole begins...

so really, I need to just settle on something that'll bolt straight on and get the bike back running again, except I just don't know the differences between what is in front of me. Research begins...

 

I don't know why people claiming the rim is trash. I've fixed worse with few new spokes

 

Y'all think I should just replace the whole bike?

It's 10 years old and was about $500 or so then. If I'm going to spend $200 getting this back on the trail, plus the hassle of finding the right parts, I might just would rather get a new one...

 

That’s all very minor and totally fixable. I’ve fixed worse stuff on the trail.

That said, get a new bike. Nothing gives you motivation to ride like a new steed.

 

Sometimes it's easier to just get a new one!

 

And honestly, that bike is super outdated. Bike tech has come a loooooong way since that was built.

 

That was my thought too. It was entry level 10 years ago.

 

And I’ll bet if you look around, you’ll find some great local trails and a bunch of people with similar interests.

Mountain biking is life.