kid wrecked my bike, where do I stand?

codec said:
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Tea just came out of my nose :(
 
For those of you saying how can one bike get away scot free and the other not need to go back to school and study physics.

Also road bikes tend to get lighter the more expensive they are. I reckon that on my all mountain bike I could plough through fields of kids on BMX bikes whereas my road bike would collapse into a pile of bits.

OP you can't do much but claim on your insurance. I'd have been tempted to headlock the kid if it was me but I love my bikes more than most things...
 
LordSplodge said:
bike stuff which has nothing to do with the OP before offering the 'insurance' advice posted very early on in the thread
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He ran into a 15 year old kid and a new wheel will cost him 50 quid. He can pay it himself or use his insurance. Weight, road bikes, lighter bikes, BMX bikes, 'piles of bits' ... I'm not sure anyone cares :confused:
 
lol i was expecting that you went over a car bonnet or got beaten by a wild gang of rampant 15 year old chav s

but in effect, you crashed into a 15 year old kid on his mountain bike....

Cycloned indeed..

cheered me up tho.
 
Surely for you can get a better bike for that kind of money, one made out of carbon fibre or something, it won't break so easey then. and it won't look like something from the 18th century, lol, I mean seriously, what on earth is that thing?!
 
I cant help but think "how tall is OP" My feet wouldnt touch the floor on that bike even if i stood on my tiptoes lol I'd have to lean against a wall to stop :D
Good luck with getting it fixed though OP
 
[FnG]magnolia;17625707 said:
He ran into a 15 year old kid and a new wheel will cost him 50 quid. He can pay it himself or use his insurance. Weight, road bikes, lighter bikes, BMX bikes, 'piles of bits' ... I'm not sure anyone cares :confused:
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Didn't you get out the wrong side of bed today! :p :rolleyes:
 
Laylah said:
I cant help but think "how tall is OP" My feet wouldnt touch the floor on that bike even if i stood on my tiptoes lol I'd have to lean against a wall to stop :D
Good luck with getting it fixed though OP
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You get off the seat when you come to a stop :).
 
Tefal said:
But apparently a cheap 15 year old's bike will obliterate an expensive one.

Just like with cars a Toyota pickup will fight a war a Ferrari will make a small fire in a car park :p
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A lot of pricey road bikes are designed to be quite fragile, so that if for example someone rear ends you with a car, the bike takes all the impact (Much like the crumple zones on a car). The kids bike was likely made of cheap steel and very sturdy.
 
mattyfez said:
Surely for you can get a better bike for that kind of money, one made out of carbon fibre or something, it won't break so easey then. and it won't look like something from the 18th century, lol, I mean seriously, what on earth is that thing?!
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Carbon fibre is more vulnerable than say aluminium. A sharp blow to a carbon frame can crack through the resin and weaken the fibres, whereas a dent on an alu frame won't necessary have an effect on its geometry. I was hit by a car in June, the forks (carbon) on my Wilier were completely screwed. The frame (alu) was perfect, not even a scratch. The car still caused nearly £900 of damage though (fork, wheels and Shimano STis being a lot of that cost), but bike wasn't written off as it was deemed to be worth around £2000.

Bike insurance is a must IMO, at very least 3rd party, worst worry is if you damaged a car and caused a lot of damage. Can be costly, usually best to get through M&S premium contents insurance instead of ETA/cycleguard etc, and get 3rd party through CTC membership
 
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