Ever have one of those days?

[snapdragen]

The upside to all this is I had on my new Sugoi capris and high vis Smartwool jersey so I looked oh so fashionable while stranded on the side of the road.

As long as you looked hot and in control all of the time.....

It's good to have one's priorities straight.

Glad you are relatively OK!

[Tuckervill]

Wow, sundial! What a day!

I kept reading your description of the car and thinking "What about the BIKE???" lol. I'm glad you are not hurt. Maybe the driver was texting...it's illegal in Arkansas now.

Karen

[PamNY]

My goodness, what I day. Glad you were fashionably attired -- and that things weren't any worse.

[WindingRoad]

I think with so many things going wrong you may have been spared a disaster you never knew existed. Maybe all the delays were a way of keeping you out of that? I always feel superstitious when it comes to things like this b/c I start adding up in my head all the possibilities and think it couldn't just be coincidence. Guardian angel probably.

[sundial]

Ok, I just choked on my coffee reading your responses. LOL!! You gals know how to lift one's spirits. You are the best! ((((((TE'ers))))))

I am taking my car in for a check-up and then I'll drop by the bike shop to get an estimate of damages. I'm thinking that the driver was doing 45 mph when she slammed on the brakes and the impact from that can't be good on carbon fiber. I know the right side of the bike hit the car and maybe it absorbed the impact equally and minimized damage. I dunno but I'll soon find out.

[sundial]

I think with so many things going wrong you may have been spared a disaster you never knew existed. Maybe all the delays were a way of keeping you out of that?

I have entertained that thought as well.



My car hit the barrel upon impact.



bent bike rack



detail of damage on hatch



scuff on hatch from bike rim

The driver's car has a perfectly squared notch in the hood from hitting my bike rack.

[ColoKate]

Wow, that's quite a day! Hope you/your bike/your car don't have anymore troubles for a looong time!

[runningteach]

Good thing you are OK. Hopefully the bike is too. You are tough to ride after the accident.

[Pedal Wench]

OUCH!!

Please have the bike checked and double-checked before you ride. Carbon is meant to be strong in some directions, and it's NOT strong in others. In some of those photos, it's clearly smooshed in the not-strong direction.

[sundial]

Pedal, I had the bike checked over yesterday and the frame has been compromised so it has to go to bike heaven. Just wondering now where to go from here.....

[redrhodie]

Oh no! I'm glad you're okay. Your poor bike.

[TrekTheKaty]

Ah. Bike Heaven. That sounds like a good place.

I missed the carbon frame part. Make sure the person that hits you buys you a new bike! Seriously

[Miranda]

Yes... the person that was the cause of the accident is responsible for the damage.

They owe you a new bike, besides what they will be paying for the vehicle stuff.

Glad you were ok yourself!

[sundial]

Ah. Bike Heaven. That sounds like a good place.

Got a call from the insurance company and will be receiving a check soon to cover the cost of a new bike and bike rack.

Now for the hard part: What kind of frame material do I want? I have a steel touring bike that is soooo smooth and a lum dum mtb. I would like to consider titanium or light weight steel for my road bike. I'd like one that climbs well since I will be using it for hill training and fast rides. My carbon fiber bike that I had served it's purpose but I felt as if I was riding a straw, lol.

Any suggestions or personal observations? Cost benefits of steel vs titanium?

[Blueberry]

Look at Lynskey's stock frames. If you can fit one of them, they're a pretty sweet deal.

DH has his ti bike built - and mine is still waiting on the fork to be tweaked (coming from a different custom builder). They're NICE!