Tom B
Guru
- Location
- Lancashire
So... I'm a bit of a twit.
Went out for a ride with the little lad today. Finished the ride, put the bike on the roof and set-off. Went under a height restriction barrier... Or at least the car did.
Bike was wiped clean off the roof rack falling into the road behind.
Roof rack mounts have broken around some thin stripes and the bike was pulled out of the open ended grab arm. The bars between the rails are a bit twisted and bent around the wheel holders but they're made of soft steel.
As for the bike Front wheel was fully pringled, luckily it was an elcheapo that I hadn't got around to swapping with my refurbished propper wheel. Not that my normal wheels are anything special.
The bike is pretty muddy and I havent checked it fully over yet but it appears the only other damage I can find is a mudguard rivet that's pulled out, a bent mudguard stay and a ding in the top of one fork leg.
Judging by the transfer It looks like this got a passing blow from the barrier. The ding is perhaps a few mm over an area of about 20mm on the leading edge of the leg. It's located roughly around what would be the bottom of the brake block if it was a rimbrake.
I know ally is funny stuff, what does the jury think about this damge, safe or not?
Bike is a Ridgeback Flight 01 2013. So not terribly expensive but I love it.
The only other thing I can see at first look is a possible bent rear axle / QR skewer but that might have already been there. A scuff to the seat (I already have a new one Ive been meaning to fit for months). And the rear brake lever (hydraulic BRL615) now clicks but that might be more due to it being upside down for a bit and that brake was already a pit peculiar.
I've never replaced a fork, what are my chances of getting something that's going to fit in a sensible colour. What dimensions do I look for?
I could blame everyone, but it's my fault and shoot happens. And no, it wasn't McDonald's.
Went out for a ride with the little lad today. Finished the ride, put the bike on the roof and set-off. Went under a height restriction barrier... Or at least the car did.
Bike was wiped clean off the roof rack falling into the road behind.
Roof rack mounts have broken around some thin stripes and the bike was pulled out of the open ended grab arm. The bars between the rails are a bit twisted and bent around the wheel holders but they're made of soft steel.
As for the bike Front wheel was fully pringled, luckily it was an elcheapo that I hadn't got around to swapping with my refurbished propper wheel. Not that my normal wheels are anything special.
The bike is pretty muddy and I havent checked it fully over yet but it appears the only other damage I can find is a mudguard rivet that's pulled out, a bent mudguard stay and a ding in the top of one fork leg.
Judging by the transfer It looks like this got a passing blow from the barrier. The ding is perhaps a few mm over an area of about 20mm on the leading edge of the leg. It's located roughly around what would be the bottom of the brake block if it was a rimbrake.
I know ally is funny stuff, what does the jury think about this damge, safe or not?
Bike is a Ridgeback Flight 01 2013. So not terribly expensive but I love it.
The only other thing I can see at first look is a possible bent rear axle / QR skewer but that might have already been there. A scuff to the seat (I already have a new one Ive been meaning to fit for months). And the rear brake lever (hydraulic BRL615) now clicks but that might be more due to it being upside down for a bit and that brake was already a pit peculiar.
I've never replaced a fork, what are my chances of getting something that's going to fit in a sensible colour. What dimensions do I look for?
I could blame everyone, but it's my fault and shoot happens. And no, it wasn't McDonald's.
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