Bend a hanger on your gravel build? It happens — a tip-over at the trailhead, a rock kicked up into the cage, or just years of slowly accumulated tweak. This is the replacement hanger Ritchey makes for their thru-axle steel frames, and despite the "Outback" name on the product, it covers a much wider range of bikes than just the steel Outback.

The hanger is stainless steel, which matters here because hangers are sacrificial by design — they're supposed to bend or break before your derailleur or frame does. Stainless gives you corrosion resistance without going soft, which is what you want from a part that lives down by the rear wheel collecting road spray and grit. It fits 12mm thru-axle frames and ships with the fixing screw you need to mount it.

Compatibility is the part to pay attention to. This is the hanger for Ritchey's thru-axle steel frames specifically: Steel Outback, Steel Outback Break-Away, Road Logic Disc, Swiss Cross Disc V2, Ultra, Ascent, Montebello, and the P-29er. If you're running the carbon Outback, you need a different hanger — the carbon frame uses its own part. When in doubt, match the hanger to the frame material and axle standard before ordering.... Read More