Is my bike dead?

[nilling]

Had a SMIDSY last Tues morning when a car turned right in front of me. The bike stopped and I went over the handlebars. Anyway, its a Ribble 531C and the fork and headset took the full impact. I think I know the answer but I'll ask the question anyway; is it dead?

 

[iAmiAdam]

RIP Ribble 531C

Hope you claimed on the car drivers insurance.

 

[ianrauk]

gone to the great bike shed in the sky

 

[RecordAceFromNew]

...however its spirit lives on as a proud and wonderful organ donor...

 

[HLaB]

I dare say somebody could bring it back to life but I wouldn't be happy riding it, RIP Ribble

If its an insurance job I certainly wouldn't accept anything less than a new bike.

 

[Grasen]

whats wrong with you lot?
a hammer will fix that

 

[battered]

It might polish out.

Meanwhile back in the real world the only fix is for a framebuilder to remove the bent tubes and lugs and replace them with it mounted in a jig. By the time Ribble have done this and repainted it it may not be far short of a new frame in cost. That said, it will be totally 100% safe.

 

[John the Monkey]

What they said nilling, sorry :-(

If you really love the frame, you could ask a local restorer for a quote (Mercian are in Derby - I know they do repaints, not sure if they replace tubes). Otherwise, new frame.

 

[Grasen]

What they said nilling, sorry :-(

If you really love the frame, you could ask a local restorer for a quote (Mercian are in Derby - I know they do repaints, not sure if they replace tubes). Otherwise, new frame.

ARGOS Racing in Bristol will fix it - and do a good job of it.

 

[screenman]

Judging by the rust around the lug, which will be in lots of other places on the frame I think it should have been retired a while ago. Hope that you got off OK.

 

[Alien8]

If you have a turbo at home you could leave it permanently attached to your trainer. That's what I've done with a write-off which occurred in similar circumstances.

 

[PpPete]

Judging by the rust around the lug, which will be in lots of other places on the frame I think it should have been retired a while ago. Hope that you got off OK.

+1

not a good advert for Ribbles paintwork

 

[Smokin Joe]

What they said nilling, sorry :-(

If you really love the frame, you could ask a local restorer for a quote (Mercian are in Derby - I know they do repaints, not sure if they replace tubes). Otherwise, new frame.

How the fcuk can anyone really love a frame? It is just a collection of tubes welded together, junk the bastard and get another one.

 

[NormanD]

How the fcuk can anyone really love a frame? It is just a collection of tubes welded together, junk the bastard and get another one.

 WHAT! ... we have feelings I'll have you know 

 

[xpc316e]

More importantly, how are you? That must have been quite an impact to have wrecked your frame to such an extent.

Insurance needs to put you back in the same position as you were before the crash. If you do decide to get the frame repaired, there will the considerable cost of stripping down the bike (why should you do it?). Then you have the actual cost of the frame repair, which will not be inexpensive if done well, the cost of putting it all back in one piece, and you really ought to have a hire bike for the period of the repair. Add this lot together, and I think you'll agree that it makes sense for the driver's insurance to quickly fork out (no pun intended) for a brand new bike.