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The new Forager Cycles Adam’s H.A.T. is an emergency trailside hanger alignment tool that uses your front axle and wheel to bend your rear derailleur hanger back into place. Learn more about it here…
Aside from yanking on your derailleur or smashing your hanger with a rock, we’re unaware of any portable derailleur hanger alignment tools for quick, trailside fixes. Forager Cycles in Washington state set out to address this with their new tool, dubbed Adam’s H.A.T.
The Forager Cycles Adam’s H.A.T. is an emergency derailleur hanger alignment tool designed to re-align a bent hanger well enough to get back on the trail. Its patent-pending design allows you to attach your front thru-axle to the bent derailleur hanger and use your axle and front wheel together to maximize leverage and control while straightening the hanger. The front wheel acts as a visual reference next to the rear wheel, and when they appear parallel, you’re good to go.
The tool is currently offered in three variations, which correspond to the thread pitch of your front axle. You’ll need to know the thread pitch to ensure you’re getting the right tool. Forager Cycles highly recommends using Robert Axle Project’s Axle Finder Tool online to confirm you’re making the right selection. Here’s an overview of the three size options, from Forager:
12 x 1.5mm: Many (though not all) gravel forks. Enve, Fyxation, Lithic, and rigid forks using 12mm paragon machine works dropouts.
14 x 1.5mm: 15mm thru-axle Fox forks. *On FOX forks, while the axle diameter is 15mm, the thread diameter is 14mm.
15 x 1.5mm: 15mm thru-axle RockShox Forks, MRP, SR Suntour, and other brands.
Adam’s H.A.T. is made in USA from high strength 7075 Aluminum, weighs 14 or 18 grams (12 x 1.5mm/14 & 15 x 1.5mm), and has a M10 x 1.0mm derailleur hanger thread pitch. Adam’s H.A.T. costs $36 USD and is available today from ForagerCycles.com.
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