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Andy Smith
Guest
I had a pretty bad crash (for me) this afternoon. I was joining a cycle path that had a very
slightly raised kerb, even though it shared the pavment. I don't usually go for cycle paths often,
but this one has a good surface. As I moved to join, the front wheel struck (I think) I swerved,
lost the front wheel (?! QR, but fastened *very* securely), landed on the forks, and went over the
bars. Thankfully my leather mits saved my hands, but I picked up a couple of grazes.
The chrome forks (Reynolds 531) have been bent 45 degrees out on the one side, the front wheel rim
is a dead loss, and my bike is pretty knackered. It's going to need a new fork, stem, wheel, etc. So
I figure I may as well direct this money into a newer bike as this one is kind of old compared to
the newer ones around today.
This brings me to the question; I'm on a tight budget (student) and I need a racer bike. I was
already after one for uni commuting, but now I need my primary transport back, too. Any good shops
that will do a decent (not groundbreaking, let's be fair) bike for 250-300 (maybe a little more!) &
deliver (UK Mainland)? Or what shops will deal secondhand? So far, deesidecycles second hand page
looks good, but the goods are mostly marked as sold.
I'm pretty shocked at the damage, and I'd never go on a cycle path again. I've done a few thousand
miles in total, and 99% of that has been on roads, and trouble-free. Oh, the irony
If cycle paths that share pavements really have to exist, putting a shallow & deceptive kerb on
them, where the real height can easily be masked by dirt cannot be good practice whatsoever. I'd
have a white line, as from my experience, the kerb serves no purpose, not even keeping pedestrians
off it. The council *needs* to know this.
Thanks for your replies!
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Andy
slightly raised kerb, even though it shared the pavment. I don't usually go for cycle paths often,
but this one has a good surface. As I moved to join, the front wheel struck (I think) I swerved,
lost the front wheel (?! QR, but fastened *very* securely), landed on the forks, and went over the
bars. Thankfully my leather mits saved my hands, but I picked up a couple of grazes.
The chrome forks (Reynolds 531) have been bent 45 degrees out on the one side, the front wheel rim
is a dead loss, and my bike is pretty knackered. It's going to need a new fork, stem, wheel, etc. So
I figure I may as well direct this money into a newer bike as this one is kind of old compared to
the newer ones around today.
This brings me to the question; I'm on a tight budget (student) and I need a racer bike. I was
already after one for uni commuting, but now I need my primary transport back, too. Any good shops
that will do a decent (not groundbreaking, let's be fair) bike for 250-300 (maybe a little more!) &
deliver (UK Mainland)? Or what shops will deal secondhand? So far, deesidecycles second hand page
looks good, but the goods are mostly marked as sold.
I'm pretty shocked at the damage, and I'd never go on a cycle path again. I've done a few thousand
miles in total, and 99% of that has been on roads, and trouble-free. Oh, the irony
If cycle paths that share pavements really have to exist, putting a shallow & deceptive kerb on
them, where the real height can easily be masked by dirt cannot be good practice whatsoever. I'd
have a white line, as from my experience, the kerb serves no purpose, not even keeping pedestrians
off it. The council *needs* to know this.
Thanks for your replies!
--
Andy