My rear Derailleur broke. How much do they cost, is it easy to repair. Etc.. Need a guide to repair it thanks

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My rear Derailleur broke. How much do they cost, is it easy to repair. Etc.. Need a guide to repair it thanks

Answer 1

They cost from as little as $10 up to..however much you're willing to pay really.

It can be a bit tricky to fix for someone new to it all - Remove the gear cable from the derailleur, unscrew it from the mounting hanger, remove the chain, s***w the new one on, re-fit the chain and fit the gear cable to the clamp.

Now is the tricky bit, setting the low and High limits and getting the indexing right:

http://www.parktool.com/repair/readhowto...

Answer 2

Basically if they really break you replace them. They aren't hard to replce but if your not familiar with bike gears you can easily get confused.

Derailleurs run from about $15 for a chepo on sale to about $200 for high end stuff.

A shop will charge about $20+ to install one and adjust the gears. Try the shedlon brown or park tools site for repair/replacement info.