Update: I broke my Saracen -- But now it's fixed! :)

[GT-Steve]

oof, wallop. :shock:

I'd be inclined to either get an 8sp cassette (same width as a 9sp) and set the rear mech up for only the lower 7, then it'll not go over the back.

Or set your current set-up to only the lower 6 cogs with the use of the 'stop screws' on the rear mech..

 

[tintin40]

Any 'engineers' in today

 

[skoda2]

I'm no engineer, however if the limit screws are properly set on any speed cassette the mech will not shift into the spokes or stays

 

[konatime]

Vernon Barker over in Chesterfiled straightened one worse than that for me last year

 

[trail_head]

I'm not an engineer(as far as you know)

Drive train rule #47; Never hurl down a bank with your cassette in low gear.

That's totally repairable

 

[MikeD]

hurtling down a bank, the chain drops off first gear

I fear user error, but it's entirely mendable

 

[oldave]

That which they all say - don't think I'd apply heat.

 

[merckx]

i'm no engineer, but that drivetrain is FILTHY! :shock:

 

[hamster]

Did worse on a Marin Pine Mountain - ended up with the hanger twisted through 90 degrees and bent upwards after a twig jammed into the cassette. I bent it back trailside with an adjustable spanner.

8 years later Chas May jigged it up properly when he resprayed the frame.

 

[Augustus]

Martin (who runs my LBS) said that if he heated it up and used the right tool, it could be repaired. He's a very capable guy, so I think it's going to work out okay...

is that south downs bikes?