I think I bent the mech hanger (right term?) on my Schwinn MTB. Now changing gears is hard. I'm trying to better understand my options. What I understand so far as to what I can do:   Look for a new mech hanger for this make/model Try un-bend (using force) to correctly align hanger   From my visual inspection, the bend looks slight, yet has a big impact on the gear. A few pics:      I'm biased towards a do-it-yourself solution, if possible. Thank-you.
I've bent (again) my derailleur hanger. It's a replaceable hanger but for this summer I can't get an original one and I know that the non-original one I can get is made in a harder material and could possibly damage the frame.  So I'm left with the choice of straightening this light aluminium alloy thing. How do I do that without breaking/weakening it?
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