This company will make mech hangers for anyone's bike, even if it loses money

Wheels Manufacturing says that it makes over 250 rear derailleur hanger designs – and that’s nowhere near all the possible options

The bike industry is a funny beast. Some parts are – or used to be – very standard, like wheel sizes for road bikes, while others have a mad proliferation of different designs. None can be madder than derailleur hangers.

All they do is attach a rear mech with a standard thread to the rear right corner of your bike. But break your mech hanger and you will be presented with a bewildering array of potential replacements. Why use an existing design when you can invent a new one?

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Paul Norman