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@dancing james
On my way into work there was a guy on an awesome 531 Dawes bike slipstreaming me.
A white van (on hire by the royal mail) started to pull out from a side road, saw me and stopped, but he did not see the bike behind me and crashed straight into him.
I heard the dreaded thudunk of van and bike behind me and immediately knew what had happened.
Police were called, ambulance turned up (rider was dazed and bruised but ok) the bike which he had only bought last week will need new wheels, handle bars, forks and possibly frame as well.
I gave the rider my details, the mail man admitted responsibility so it should all be ok in the long run, but totally avoidable.