Frame a gonner??

I got hit hard, head-on by a motorbike last week. Mid-air somersault, helmet cracked in two from landing directly on it, rib broken. Nice.

Was riding my lovely Skinny light tourer, which is a steel frame built by apprentices at Enigma.

To cut a long story short, I’ve got bubbling in the downtube and top tube (see pics). Not terrible but clearly damaged.

Is it worth repairing? I love the frame but it’s not hugely valuable.

Thanks for any advice.

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Sorry for poor pics!

Can you post a picture of the whole front end?

It's unlikely to be financially sensible to replace tubes unless you can find more apprentices willing to replace the tubes as a learning experience. For example Bob Jackson (who are closing) quote a price of £85 per tube for top and down tube, and £230 for the whole front end with new lugs. Plus painting.

Did the fork survive?

Sorry to be that guy but if you don't have it repaired, I could use parts of it for projects if you're getting rid of it

Whose fault was the crash? Are you able to claim on their insurance? It is probably an uneconomical repair, but your enjoyment of the frame comes into it.

Thanks all for your replies. Really helpful. Motorcyclist made off before I could get details (only after I had to lift his bike off him mind) so I’ve no idea who he was. Grrr.

Hard to photograph but the frame looks fine from a distance, but the bubbling is quite pronounced on close inspection both under the top and down tubes, and paint has also flaked on the top of the down tube slightly.

Everything else seems ok - a bit of scuffing here and there. I’m amazed it wasn’t more serious tbh because I did a full somersault with the bike before it hit the road!

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Oh. And it was completely his fault. Me riding along straight road past Transit. He pulls out from behind it. I hit him side on. Says he didn’t see me because it’s raining.

Sounds like he's not admitting liability there (typical)

Did you get his details?
I'd definitely be looking to claim if you think it was his fault.

Might be worth a claim through the motor insurance bureau. Good luck and I hope the rib heals soon.

Unfortunately he zoomed off before I could get deets. No cctv that I could make out either. So annoying. But not unusual....

Needs a new front end.

Go to in london is https://www.varonha.co.uk/repairs/

Thanks. Will have a look.

Is that a carbon fork? If so, bin it. An impact that knackered two of the main tubes of the frame will certainly have weakened the fork, even if you can’t see it. The only way to be sure would be to have it x-rayed, and that costs more than a new fork.