I wish I had my friends good fortune...

[smilingcat]

Last year, I posted about a friend who broke his titanium frame bike. He got a brand new Madone for replacement free curtesey of Trek bike. Wouldn't that be nice to have a brand new bike for nothin'....

Then about two weeks ago, he got broad sided by a Honda. Shattered his one year old Madone. The insurance company which had insured the Honda, took the full blame and got a quote for full retail of the bike. minus the 20% for the age of his bike. they've included the replacement of the pedals, the handle bar the whole works. Plus they told him that they are willing to pay him a nuisance payment (for not suing them).

His Madone is shattered into several pieces. And because they got three quotes for full retail, his gonna get a brand spanking new bike for nothin'...

Oh did I tell you, he doesn't have a scratch nor bruise on him.

I didn't even get in a wreck. Just stretching and my back goes out AND HE GETS A BRAND NEW BIKE AFTER ONE YEAR!!!

Oh then he tells me that he went out to a coffee house and he wasn't hungry so one of the girls gave him a half a sandwitch. FREE BIKE. FREE FOOD!!! GRRRRR!!!!!!!

I want his dumb luck. And times when I got seriously hurt, my bike was always fine. He gets hit, he gets a brand spanking new bike for free and not a scratch on him. I crash, I ended up doing serious sheet time for about a week in a hospital with NO MEMORY whatsoever and stuck with my same old bike.

LIFE IS JUST PEACHY FOR HIM

[annielynn]

Your friend is one lucky dude when it comes to the outcome of his experiences.

I have luck like yours! With my luck that I would get hit by a car and that person would have no insurance.

Here's hoping that your luck turns around for you!!

[shootingstar]

Well, goldenboy will fall from the pedestal of luck...at some point.

Are you absolutely certain, smilingcat that you haven't had dumb luck? Surely, you must have a story or 2 up your sleeve.

The ones that I can think of..that are cycling related, are all the incredible bed 'n breakfast places we stayed in Vermont ...during my lst self-loaded, bike touring trip in my life. And we only booked the lst night/place in advance. All the other 5 different other places were by chance when we rolled into the next town. And I was riding a rented Cannondale ..of which at time, I didn't understand fully how to use all the gearing.

[smilingcat]

The golden boys lucky streak continues...

He has gone to several bike shop to demo bikes. And yesterday (monday) he bought a new bike. It was '09 close out. It was demo'd maybe total of 5 hours?? so he got a really deep discount on Felt F-1. Happens to be in his size with component group he wanted and the dura ace wheels he wanted.

The insurance payout was a check to him so he gets to put mucho-$$$ into his bank account and he's got a brand new bike for peanuts. A very nice bike to boot.

I'm jealous.