Bin Lorry 0: Cyclist 1

Huntingdon eh, im a StIves boy!

Then we grew up a mere 406 miles from each other. What a small world.

Huntington, York.

Your bike was written off then thats a shame it was a £3k custom jobbie and don't forget about the injuries .......

Then we grew up a mere 406 miles from each other. What a small world.

Huntington, York.

lmao i was thinking i didnt know there was a saint ives in N yorkshire! +1 for accurate mapping

Your bike was written off then thats a shame it was a £3k custom jobbie and don't forget about the injuries .......

I heard it was 5k originally but what with the increase in component prices, a replacement will cost 6-7.

Seriously though, when I got knocked off I got an extra £50 from the insurance company for my injuries. I hadn't mentioned injuries in any part of my claim until I had a phone call from the company where they asked if I was hurt. I told them "only a few bumps and bruises, nothing serious"and they offered £50 straight up. Probably to cover themselves more than anything, but still... might be worth going the insurance route?

Pistanator got barred out of there for calling the landlord a soi-disant faux Yorkshireman.

Ha

I'm glad that they recognised a rabble when they saw it.

Instead of thinking 'how generous of you', you should be thinking 'why is this person trying to buy me off'.

I went apeshit at a guy knocked off his bike by a taxi, the stupid fuck just took £50 off the driver for a new wheel, no details, nothing.

I went apeshit at a guy knocked off his bike by a taxi, the stupid fuck just took £50 off the driver for a new wheel, no details, nothing.

note to self: possibly could have handled this better.

darn binmen

darn binmen

At least they were emptying the bins.

Going to go through the insurance route. I think my shoulder'll need physio, given how sore it is now. Glad I got it "logged" at A&E on Fri.

Last bike accident I had was in 1995- "wrote off" a brand new first-time-out (honest!) custom carbon fibre trek TT machine. Got just over £3,550 for the bike, and a fair bit for injuries.

I can justify around £500 - £600 for bike and clothing damage this time. Ironically I had decided to take the Langster to work rather than my newly-built-up Trek Madone road machine, otherwise I really would have been taking the binmen to the cleaners, so to speak!

Damage was:
Shorts - holed
Shoes - sole separating from upper
Cracked saddle
Bent bars
Scratched brake levers
Holed armwarmers
Helmet (obviously, given the hole in the windscreen!)
bar tape
front wheel

and it's amazing how it all adds up when you've got a bike made up from parts (rather than an off-the-shelf one).

yikes! glad you wernt hurt.

it's amazing how it all adds up when you've got a bike made up from parts (rather than an off-the-shelf one).

very right, as any one with a passion for bikes knows, it all adds up. Was riding with a mate last night who said he saw the aftermath of the accident but could not stop as he was late. But both of us felt that us investing in helmets in the near future might be a good idea.

All reported to Police and insurers.
Not sure whether to do it myself or investigate lawyers to pursue the claim though. I'll have a read of the sticky "accident" thread later.

Skelator- nice to know others were watching out. Your mate wasn't needed (I don't mean his concern wasn't appreciated!) - I had a couple of nice witnesses who mothered me for 10 mins or so and made sure all details were captured etc.

Still stiff and sore, 8 days on though!

Get Lawyers. The insurer will just say "not his fault, we're not paying" and then you're gonna need lawyers anyway.

Pistanator got barred out of there for calling the landlord a soi-disant faux Yorkshireman.

Ah, you heard that wrong. He actually called him a squaddie's own foe dork shaman.

Easy mistake to make.

Get Lawyers. The insurer will just say "not his fault, we're not paying" and then you're gonna need lawyers anyway.

That's the impression I was starting to receive...

Spoke to the insurer yesterday and was sent straight to their legal rep who started questioning how old my helmet and shorts were.
OK so they are pretty old, but I'll have to replace them with new and therefore I don't want to be told I'll only get a couple of quid to cover this. If they start getting awkward then I'll have to make sure I don't get done over.

Thankfully I remembered I had free legal expenses cover from my household insurance, so I'm going to get them on the case.

If the lorry hadn't hit you would the shorts have been torn and would the helmet be damaged? No, therefore they owe you at least a replacement helmet and pair of shorts of equivalent quality to those you had, regardless of age.

Just keep reiterating that they were decent quality goods and undamaged before the collision.

Whatever you do don't admit that your helmet is older than 3 years. I think thats the recommended time after which you should buy a new one, could be wrong though. Probably depends on manufacturer.

3 years is correct- I think that all makes of lid need to be binned at this age.

3 years is correct- I think that all makes of lid need to be binned at this age.

That's what the shop told me.

Smiled when I tried to recall whether the sub-6 pro was 1992 or 1993 vintage...

... but it still did its job well, which was the main thing.