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@ideale90
Good you're not hurt Wayne. I had a really nice back wheel handbuilt by Alasdair Gow at wheelcraft in Scotland tacoed by a moving bus that came out of a side road and sort of scooped me up with its front bumper, dont know how I kept it upright until the driver eventually noticed me and stopped. He thought I'd gone under but I was running round the back to hammer on his door pumped with adrenalin.
I was OK, but I could easily have been killed so refused an off the record settlement on principal ..i figured if the guy had hit cyclists before maybe he should find another job. had the LBS replace with a similar factory built wheel that wasnt as good and didnt last very long. I always regretted not getting another handbuilt wheel and not getting my frame checked and trued at the same time by a good framebuilder & restorer like Mercian etc.