Benz wrote: *Those rascals (or their parents) basically owe you a bike in the exact same state as before the incident, without any hidden damage, scratches, chips or dent. *
Rascals is too cute/soft of a descriptor for this bunch. I honestly can't imagine how they even did this, but at least one of them must have put themselves in harm's way by ramming you. I'm also somewhat amazed that they were apprehended, that is great news. I wonder if they were trying to steal the bike? I think it's fair to say it would not be frivolous to seek additional compensation in such an egregious case of intent to harm, even if directly through the insurance. I hope your injury heals quickly. I admire your equanimity. On Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at 1:29:46 AM UTC-5 Benz Ouyang, Sunnyvale, CA wrote: > I'm glad you came out more or less OK. It sucks that you need surgery to > repair your body, and I hope that the injury is at least on a less > important finger on your non-dominant hand. > > As for the bike, I'll just ask for a new bike if yours was in good shape > before the crash. The frame is probably OK, structurally, but new paint is > expensive. Also, I would change anything that appears damaged or affected > by the crash. Yes, even the rotated brake lever, and especially the > handlebar and maybe even stem. You can't be sure that a whack large enough > to rotate a brake lever and stem wouldn't cause invisible damage that may > come back to haunt you later. If the stem was tightened quite a bit, I'll > even inspect the fork, especially the steerer for any damage. Those rascals > (or their parents) basically owe you a bike in the exact same state as > before the incident, without any hidden damage, scratches, chips or dent. > > On Sunday, January 31, 2021 at 9:50:20 PM UTC-8 Litho wrote: > >> **Cross-posted from FB Riv Page** >> >> Hello All. Looking for a little expertise / advice on my Riv. I was in a >> collision on my Appaloosa last week. A group of kids on bikes deliberately >> rammed into me on a multi-use trail here in Napa. My handlebars took the >> brunt of the initial impact, but me and the bike went tumbling across the >> pavement and into the road that parallels the trail. Unfortunately my hand >> was on the brake lever at the time and was crushed in between. I have >> surgery this week to repair the fractures and rebuild the joint on my >> knuckle. >> >> I'm trying to assess all of the damage for the police report. The front >> and rear derailers were bent and scraped, the rear derailer hanger is >> slightly bent, but should be easy to straighten. There are numerous >> scratches, chips, and a couple of small dents on the frame, but I don't see >> any visible cracks or deformations anywhere. The brake lever was rotated on >> the bars but doesn't seem to be broken. The stem and bars were knocked 90 >> degrees in the initial impact but don't have any visible damage. >> >> Anything you would recommend checking or inspecting? The damage may just >> be cosmetic, but I don't want to overlook anything. Hopefully, I'll just >> end up with some glorious beausage and a good story. >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/bb403d3d-9ad4-489e-a5ab-9732dbbff326n%40googlegroups.com.
