Sorry about that. When you said you heard a "clunk" I thought you did what I did, the stupidest move in the world:

Forgot that the full custom hand built by the man who's name is signed on the frame bike is on the roof rack when you pull into the garage!

Luckily it's steel (sorry, you can just rinse the salt from the wound) and a visit to the village smithy and full repainting fixed it like new. But not before choice words were said, and tears shed.

Sorry about that.