A "wheel" dilemma... Pls help....

[S A K]

Hiya,

Hope you people could offer you opinions on what I should do.

My beloved Specialized Hardrock (2001) had its wheels and seat stolen from outside my flat, and I am
not confident of the insurance paying out.

I bought my bike in this years sales for 200 GBP. Replacing the wheels new cost too much.

Is there a good classified marketplace on the net somewhere? I tried bikemagic.com but it really
wasn't very good.

Any suggestion/tales of woe would be appreciated. I'm getting fat and I urgently need the bike!

cheers

shakir

 

[Call Me Bob]

On 23 Dec 2002 06:35:55 -0800, [email protected] (s a k) wrote:

>My beloved Specialized Hardrock (2001) had its wheels and seat stolen from outside my flat, and I
>am not confident of the insurance paying out.

Commiserations.

>I bought my bike in this years sales for 200 GBP. Replacing the wheels new cost too much. Is there
>a good classified marketplace on the net somewhere? I tried bikemagic.com but it really wasn't
>very good.

eBay?

http://listings.ebay.co.uk/pool1/plistings/list/all/category16169/index.html?from=R0

Bob
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[Russell Pinder]

s a k <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Hiya,
>
> Hope you people could offer you opinions on what I should do.
>
> My beloved Specialized Hardrock (2001) had its wheels and seat stolen from outside my flat, and I
> am not confident of the insurance paying out.
>
> I bought my bike in this years sales for 200 GBP. Replacing the wheels new cost too much.

Thing is people just don't sell wheels second hand. Wheels are a consumable item to most mountain
bikers or they stay with the bike for al the rest. The only wheels you'll be likely to find second
hand will be boutique wheels which will cost more than a cheap set new.

Your best bet is probably halfords for a cheap new set or Merlin do a full set with tubes and tyres
for about £90

>
> Is there a good classified marketplace on the net somewhere? I tried bikemagic.com but it really
> wasn't very good.
>
> Any suggestion/tales of woe would be appreciated. I'm getting fat and I urgently need the bike!
>
>
> cheers
>
> shakir

 

[Call Me Bob]

On Mon, 23 Dec 2002 15:59:35 -0000, "Russell Pinder" <[email protected]> wrote:

>> I bought my bike in this years sales for 200 GBP. Replacing the wheels new cost too much.
>
>Thing is people just don't sell wheels second hand. Wheels are a consumable item to most mountain
>bikers or they stay with the bike for al the rest. The only wheels you'll be likely to find second
>hand will be boutique wheels which will cost more than a cheap set new.
>
>Your best bet is probably halfords for a cheap new set or Merlin do a full set with tubes and tyres
>for about £90

I've learnt (to my cost) that cheap wheels are a false economy. By the time the OP has bought new
wheels and tyres (of reasonable quality) plus tubes, seatpost and saddle he's spent more that half
what the entire bike cost him.

I think the best bet may be to bite the bullet and just buy another bike in the January sales.

Bob
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[Elyob]

"s a k" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> Spoken to the insurence poeple again, turns out its likely they will pay. The estimate to repair
> the damage is valued at £168, although it will have to be bought via the insurers prefered
> supplier, a shop called 'wheelies'. (Anyone have dealings with them?)
>

Yeah, got my Kona from them on insurance. Really efficient service and friendly person phoned
to organise.

>
> Its a bit daft though, the bikes a write off, what with it costing me £200 in the first place, but
> they will only pay for its repair. Still, I'm not going to complaint, that enough for a set of
> Mavics/Shimanos and Specialized Crossroad tyres.
>
> Oh, the Saddle and Post got robbed as well.
>
> Any thoughts...... ?
>

Personally, I'd put the insurance towards a new bike (Wheelies still bill for the insured amount?
You just pay the difference). I'd then get some cheapo wheels etc and have this second bike for
stealable times (i.e. parking in town centre). The way to get these is to possibly pass the problem
on, and nab them from someone else's bike. Keep allen keys in your pocket at all times Just
kidding ....

Don't forget to remove your seat and chain your wheels next time

 

[Ace Agincourt]

Hi s a k,

On 24 Dec 2002 03:53:25 -0800, in uk.rec.cycling s a k put fingers to keyboard and tapped away
writing...

Message ID:- <[email protected]>

[...]

> Spoken to the insurence poeple again, turns out its likely they will pay. The estimate to repair
> the damage is valued at £168, although it will have to be bought via the insurers prefered
> supplier, a shop called 'wheelies'. (Anyone have dealings with them?)
>
>
> Its a bit daft though, the bikes a write off, what with it costing me £200 in the first place, but
> they will only pay for its repair. Still, I'm not going to complaint, that enough for a set of
> Mavics/Shimanos and Specialized Crossroad tyres.

The insurance company probably get some money back on what Wheelies sell to you. You spend £168. You
send the bill to the insurance company. The insurance company get 15% or £25 back from wheelies. The
insurance company send you a cheque for £168. It's cost the insurance company £143.

> Oh, the Saddle and Post got robbed as well.
>
> Any thoughts...... ?
>
> s a k

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