Cycle path

[MontyVeda]

Even the principle!

Can i make a small claim against my spell checker?

 

[Milkfloat]

An "all the gear no idea" merchant then. Obviously not someone who's been riding bikes since they were a small kid and had to learn to sort problems like punctures out themselves. I never cease to be amazed by the ineptitude and lack of common sense in some so-called grown-ups.

Is this not just a tiny bit elitist? I am not sure that you can infer that a cyclist with a new bike has all the gear and no idea. Comments like that are unlikely to get new people cycling, everyone has to start somewhere. After all, I would love to see you by the side of the road fixing a problem with modern STIs or tubeless.

 

[Jody]

Littered with sharps is in disrepair.

Littered with sharps

How can it be proven that the paths weren't cleared and the wind hadn't blown a thorn onto the track. Or that the thorn had come from the same hedge that had been cut.

It's a going no where.

 

[mjr]

How can it be proven that the paths weren't cleared and the wind hadn't blown a thorn onto the track. Or that the thorn had come from the same hedge that had been cut.

It's only a civil matter, so it only needs proving that it's more probable than not. I expect that a picture of a freshly-flailed hedge alongside a track covered with the clippings should pretty much prove it to that standard.

It's difficult to think how the wind could have blown many clippings back if they had been cleaned up competently and removed from the highway. If they were piled up alongside for days and the pile had blown over, I'm pretty sure that would be considered forseeable by a reasonably prudent person and so the cutter would still be liable.

It's a going no where.

You are probably correct, but I don't think there's anything wrong with the claim in spirit. It's certainly far from laughable IMO.

 

[Jody]

You are probably correct, but I don't think there's anything wrong with the claim in spirit.

I'll be in high spirits if the OP goes through with a claim.

OP, put a claim in. If you can prove you have put a legitimate claim in and lose (with proof posted on this thread) then I'll Paypal you £3 for a new tube.

It's a win win for him now

 

[roadrash]

How would the op prove that a puncture was caused by a thorn from the recently cut hedges . It probably was but proof is another matter
By the way I still think the thread is a wind up

 

[roadrash]

Suppose I get a puncture tomorrow from a piece of glass am I supposed to find out who was responsible for the shard of glass being there and chase that person through the small claims court

 

[Wyn Davies]

Being prepared for a puncture, is just something you have to accept with riding bicycles. Personally i cant be bothered to patch a tube out on the road and just carry a spare tube. I repair the punctured tube at home. I also use tyres with decent pp, so punctures are few & far between anyway.

I had been to Halfords to have slime put in my tyres they garantee it for 2years for small punctures and will repair it free unfortunately my was a huge thorn the bill was 18pounds can you see why I am chasing this up.

 

[vickster]

I had been to Halfords to have slime put in my tyres they garantee it for 2years for small punctures and will repair it free unfortunately my was a huge thorn the bill was 18pounds can you see why I am chasing this up.

It’s still less that the cost of just starting a small claims court claim
Do you have proof of the state of the path, after all you said it was dark?
I wouldn’t bother for £18 myself. I recently incurred a bill of £100 or more to fix a broken mech, chain and buckled wheel from a bit of twisted wire in the road (residential there but leading to an industrial estate and tip). No way of proving where it came from or how long it had been there so I had to suck it up.

Unfortunately, this stuff happens when cycling.

I failed in a claim for a £400 suspension spring thanks to a pothole too despite submitting a claim through the Highways Agency.
Shoot happens!

 

[newfhouse]

Alter ego? I know who my money is on. Nice lack of punctuation, if a little overdone. Still, getting on for two hundred posts, so well played.

 

[Jody]

I had been to Halfords to have slime put in my tyres they garantee it for 2years for small punctures and will repair it free unfortunately my was a huge thorn the bill was 18pounds can you see why I am chasing this up.

My offer still stands. But I'm not paying for the slime

 

[mjr]

How would the op prove that a puncture was caused by a thorn from the recently cut hedges . It probably was but proof is another matter

A photo of the bike on a branch-strewn track with one stuck in the front tyre should be sufficient for proof.

 

[Jody]

A photo of the bike on a branch-strewn track with one stuck in the front tyre should be sufficient for proof.

Can't see how anyone could rig evidence like that

Can they pull a Daily Mail sad face as well to show the court how upset they were.

 

[roadrash]

No , the photo will show where it probably came from it will not prove where the thorn came from

 

[roadrash]

can you see why I am chasing this up

no