[spookyload]

It is from the post Paris-Roubaix pit cleaning pics. It he using such a high pressure stream of water that it is actually moving the rear derailleur to the inside of the wheel, or is it a victim of a crash and a very badly bent rear derailleur?

 

[ultimobici]

Bent mech due to crash. The hanger is bent too.

 

[Antonelli]

Yep, definitely a crash.

 

[krisemi]

The Elite cage seems to be broken too.

 

[Coolhand]

Yeah that hanger is toasted- not good times.

 

[Orb]

I'm guessing it would take an awfully strong stream of water to make the rear derailleur bend while spraying the crankset.

 

[Dave_Stohler]

The prima donna mechanics probably refuse to work on a dirty bike, so they are hosing it down before it gets repaired. Or, maybe that's the only bike available when the photographer came around.

 

[Jesse D Smith]

It is from the post Paris-Roubaix pit cleaning pics. It he using such a high pressure stream of water that it is actually moving the rear derailleur to the inside of the wheel, or is it a victim of a crash and a very badly bent rear derailleur?

Despite all that, the carbon derailleur parallelogram bit survived and I see no damaged spokes.

 

[CyreneSong]

Those yellow and black Scotts sure are pretty.

 

[magnolialover]

Most likely...

Despite all that, the carbon derailleur parallelogram bit survived and I see no damaged spokes.

Most likely whoever was riding that bike took a bad spill, and the wheel didn't have time to turn and get severe damage in the spokes.

 

[FondriestFan]

Isn't that frame toasted, since the Scott doesn't have a replaceable derailleur hanger?

 

[bigbill]

Isn't that frame toasted, since the Scott doesn't have a replaceable derailleur hanger?

If it is, they are probably just cleaning it up to make it easier to strip the parts off before the trip to the dumpster. Seriously, a sponsored team can probably ship the frame back and have the dropout replaced. Dropout, epoxy, good to go.

 

[PsyDoc]

Yep

Isn't that frame toasted, since the Scott doesn't have a replaceable derailleur hanger?

Scott's rear dropout does not have a replaceable derailleur hanger and, according to Scott, it is not repairable. When such things happen, according to those who have had such things happen, Scott simply ships out a new frame.