Thanks ladies, sometimes a good rant makes you feel better...
Of course not - if you or I had ran a stop sign we would have, but the lucky woman works for the police department... so as soon as she admitted fault and agreed to covering all bills the officers were more than satisfied and suggested resolving everything with insurance. Not that I care about people getting tickets, really - but I do care about someone learning the lesson. And I think she has: she got so scared that I'm quite sure next time she will look back and forth a few times before driving off a stop sign.Originally Posted by Eden
Yep, everything carbon, frame, fork, post, bars, stem, cages... I had two bike mechanics (the ones that work on my bikes all the time) inspected frame, fork, and all the parts for hours. They inspectd and tested the frame and then the frameset alone, and then they placed some different components on it to make sure that everything was in perfect working order.Originally Posted by ilima
Their conclusion is that the frame did not report any damage mainly because it was (I'm serious) "protected" by my legs. So basically my legs and one wheel took most of the hit from the truck and the ground - instead of the frame. How nice...
So, the evidence does not support a new frame - but definitely a bunch of new parts. They are putting them on order today, and honestly suggested to replace everything that was even just scratched with a new part. Not my intention to rip people off or anything, but a deep scratch in a small carbon part can mean a broken part very soon - and I am not going to take chances.
Oh well, it could have ended up worse!



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