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A house is being built on the plot immediately next to mine. Today one of the builders dropped a slate from roof height that landed on my bike (which I'd propped up against on our side of the fence). This has caused a very large dent in the top tube and a smaller dent in the down tube. See picture.
It's a steel frame, but the size and position of the top tube dent makes me wary of using it at all. I think the frame is a write off.
The guy who is building the house has said he doesn't want to claim on insurance. He wants to 'come to an agreement'. He's a nice guy and he says he will pay the full price if I want.
The bike is an On-One Bootzipper (29er). I paid £800 for it in August last year. Only the frame was damaged, so I could just charge him the price for a decent second hand frame, but it's quite a hassle having build a bike up from parts.
I am thinking that I say he should pay me the resale value. Would £400 seem fair? It was in very good condition.
Any advice welcome (and if anyone has an X-large 29er steel frame they want to sell, let me know!).
Thanks
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