Mr Motivator Posted November 1, 2005 Report Share Posted November 1, 2005 Pure genious this is.. Carry one of these babies around with you on your keyring, and when you snap your mech hanger, pop off the bolt/QR, screw the mech out of the snapped part of the hanger and then put the 'hanger saver' behind the bolt/QR and use the threaded part of the snapped hanger as a bolt to secure the mech to the 'hanger saver'. Propper job, hanger fixed. Well, it will let you carry on with the ride! Of course, you could always keep the hanger saver under the bolt/QR and mech all the time if you wanted to and that would stop snapping the hanger all together!! The holes are 30mm appart from each other, so should fit a wide variety of hangers. (It will fit any snapped hanger) I made something like this a while back with 0.5mm thick steel, it was too flimsy and just bent. I have a few foot of 2mm thick flat Iron here, so am going to make a few decent ones, pollish them and lacquer them up. So if you want one, PM me :P Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted November 1, 2005 Report Share Posted November 1, 2005 Wouldn't the mech slip around a bit though? Unless you have a knurled part around the axle hole? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Clark Posted November 1, 2005 Report Share Posted November 1, 2005 Couldn't you carry a spare mech hanger around on your keys? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Arnold Posted November 1, 2005 Report Share Posted November 1, 2005 i really like the idea, but it could be made in such a way that it would sit still maybe? something like markio said. good idea spoonla :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave33 Posted November 1, 2005 Report Share Posted November 1, 2005 bingo :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat hudson Posted November 1, 2005 Report Share Posted November 1, 2005 better get her patented :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted November 1, 2005 Report Share Posted November 1, 2005 better get her patented :P "Hello, Patents Office. How can I help you?" "Yes, I've got something here I'd like to patent." "can I have a brief description?" "It's a 2mm thick piece of iron, with two holes in it. One's threaded." "Erm." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flipkickbs Posted November 1, 2005 Report Share Posted November 1, 2005 "Hello, Patents Office. How can I help you?" "Yes, I've got something here I'd like to patent." "can I have a brief description?" "It's a 2mm thick piece of iron, with two holes in it. One's threaded." "Erm." Ha Ha lol, yea, that would most likley be the situation, but good idea none the less. Maybe give it a bit of testing before asking people if they want one though? Just a suggestion. :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali C Posted November 1, 2005 Report Share Posted November 1, 2005 its not a new idea.......... Mbuk showed a virsion a year or so ago, but it was too flimsy, yours might be better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat hudson Posted November 1, 2005 Report Share Posted November 1, 2005 "Hello, Patents Office. How can I help you?" "Yes, I've got something here I'd like to patent." "can I have a brief description?" "It's a 2mm thick piece of iron, with two holes in it. One's threaded." "Erm." quiet you, you'd do well not to speak out of turn mr westlake :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrishayton Posted November 1, 2005 Report Share Posted November 1, 2005 "Hello, Patents Office. How can I help you?" "Yes, I've got something here I'd like to patent." "can I have a brief description?" "It's a 2mm thick piece of iron, with two holes in it. One's threaded." "Erm." neither side would be threaded would it, the snapped mech hanger will act as a bolt for the back good idea if you ask me :P im gonna make 1!lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
street trials rider Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 (edited) i remember using a old Magura booster i had lying around, cut it up a bit.. and the holes acted in the same way as "planned" in the diagrams lol... but a bit more crude and yellow :P Edited November 2, 2005 by street trials rider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthewholdsworth Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 just be thankful you've got a replacable mech hanger! its what they are there for, id rather snap one of them (ok some can be as much as £20 to replace) than bend or snap a frame. mech hangers are there to snap and bend. none of this replacable nonsense on my frame hmmmm, bent it back a good few times, trusty steel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Booth Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 Couldn't you carry a spare mech hanger around on your keys? Exactly what i thought :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Motivator Posted November 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 Exactly what i thought :P Mech hanger: £10-£15 Sam's hanger saver: £3 Use a saver and you'll never have to spend more that 3 quid :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicH_87 Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 (edited) someone should make really cheap mech hangers, they'd make a killing. infact, if you snap a hanger, you ARE going to buy a new one as soon as you get home anyway, so why not just buy a few and keep them with you? Edited November 2, 2005 by RicH_87 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urpedigreechumdog Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 Why not sidehop t'other way :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Nick Riviera Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 fresh tensioner? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Motivator Posted November 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 Fresh tensioners and spare hangers aren't £3 though are they?? Also, do they replace the product free if it gets bent to fook? I will :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_soon_to_be Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 ok right, well it might work, so i will "borrow" some steel from college tommorrow and i will make a few and see if they really work gaz... but i want 50% of all profits :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
street trials rider Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 Mech hanger: £10-£15 Sam's hanger saver: £3 Use a saver and you'll never have to spend more that 3 quid :P Mech hanger: £10-£15 sams saver £3 + go home, phone up and order new hanger = £13-18.... i'd rather just use it as a temporary solution till you get home (bit like that "slime" crap for inner tubes :D ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Drewery Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 Looks like a good idea, but isnt really necessary. I would rather just buy a new hanger and I keep spares anyway so Im not stuck with a broken bike! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Motivator Posted November 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 ok right, well it might work, so i will "borrow" some steel from college tommorrow and i will make a few and see if they really work gaz... but i want 50% of all profits :P and where do you think I got my supplies from eh? :P Mech hanger: £10-£15 sams saver £3 + go home, phone up and order new hanger = £13-18.... i'd rather just use it as a temporary solution till you get home (bit like that "slime" crap for inner tubes :D ) Yeahhh, but your missing the point. The idea is to keep the hanger saver on all the time, and then that will decrese the chances of the hanger snapping. It will stiffen the whole thing up a little you see :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caleb Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 to be fair though you can get hangars for 6 quid on select bikes and it will be a permanentish solutuion. good idea though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
street trials rider Posted November 2, 2005 Report Share Posted November 2, 2005 and where do you think I got my supplies from eh? :D Yeahhh, but your missing the point. The idea is to keep the hanger saver on all the time, and then that will decrese the chances of the hanger snapping. It will stiffen the whole thing up a little you see :P yeah, but then you stand a greater chance of bending / snapping your frame/mech (bent mech = damaged chain aswell in most cases)..... which will then mean spending MORE money than just replacing your hanger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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