Help me find a Derailleur Hanger for Jamis Eclipse 2003 road bike!

Question

Hi, the hanger/mount for the rear derailleur on my Jamis Eclipse 2003 snapped in half! I can't find the correct hanger on any of the internet shops (derailleurhanger.com, etc), and Jamis won't ship directly to me. My Jamis dealer sucks and seems to be dragging his feet. Does anyone know where I can buy a hanger for the Eclipse? It is a steel frame, red-and-white bike with carbon forks and stays. The derailleur hanger seems to be aluminum and is attached to the bike with two small screws. The derailleur itself is Ultegra. Any help would be appreciated!

Answer 1

Try derailleurhanger.com again and contact them Jamis isn't the only company that used that particular hanger so they should have it... just ask.

Answer 2

I looked at derailleurhanger.com and wheelsmfg.com and neither one lists the Eclipse.   I'm sure it's a common hanger and you should have no trouble buying one, it's just a pain in the butt sometimes to figure out which one it is.  Did you remove your old one and look for a number stamped into the back of it?  Most hangers have it on them to make it easier, but not always.  There are standard 1 or 2 digit numbers, so if yours has one then just buy the same number (as long as it looks the same, duh) and you should be good.  If you have several numbers, it's probably someone's stock number...but sometimes the standard hanger number is worked into that part number.

The photos on those two sites are excellent, so if you don't have a number on yours, then you could put both pieces on the computer desk and compare it carefully to the photos.  Jamis uses the #36 and #38 alot, but those are single-bolt hangers so you may just have to do a lot of snooping.  Pain in the butt, I know, because there are a lot of hangers and they all start to look the same after awhile!   :o)

You might have better results by telephoning Jamis (like many companies, they're not great about emails, in my experience with them...but they will answer eventually).   They'll probably want a photo of the bike before they try to help you, but any info you can give them (components, serial number, etc) will help.  They have that info somewhere, it just may take some time and a person or two to get it.

Wish I could help you better but I looked as best as I could.  Good luck with it....you'll find it soon.   It's out there.   :o)