Good point, I think i'm slowly going to become one of those people who will buy expensive bikes without being able to afford them lol. Not sure I get your point about deparment store bikes. I've ridden a mountain bikes supercycle for 12 years with no problems. Never even had to replace the tubes. The same thing with the Denali I have now, it's 2009 and never an issue so far.
It may seem that way on the surface, but part of using a motor vehicle (and other transportation) on the public roadways is being responsible for one's actions, including financially and legally. And, sadly, many elderly people realize much too late via tragedy that they are no longer capable of safely operating a vehicle. I have one less long-time family friend because that realization was only a split second before his death as he pulled out in front of someone on the highway and was T-boned a few years ago. He was 80-something.
The Adjuster said the check in all ready in the mail. she did not say anything about wanting the old frame. So if she does not ask for it i will most likely send it to this guy & get it fixed. The parts are okay, just a couple od scuffs on the brake handles.
I have a new Bike all ready waiting for me at the shop were i work. I will post pics in a couple of days. I was only thinking about getting the cracked fixed as a back up bike, & because it is a one of a kind show bike. It was made for the Trek world show in 2009. The show is only for trek dealers only.
As you likely know, Trek "strongly advises" customers to replace frames and forks subjected to impact damage, even when the damage isn't visable. Their "Loyalty Program " offers a discount on replacement frames to encourage customers to scrap out their damaged CF. I've heard it's 50% of new retail price, or thereabouts.
I was hit once by a Police Van where they were passing a red light from the contrary lane ! They took me inside the Van, in 3 seconds, and resume driving. While i was inside they check me out for injuries and started looking for a bike store. We found one and my bike was fixed, it was mainly the front wheel, then they took me back to the same road of the accident and went away. I was young at the time, i couldn't understand really the procedure they used, the explanation i see now is that they wanted to avoid legal action from my part, since the crash was completely their fault and i doubt that they were driving towards a procedure or crime/accident scene. The damage in my bike was not too much only because of luck, it was not a complete direct hit, the policeman saw me in the last moment and could brake and steer the wheel to the other side,Scott2468 said:
Another bonus is that unless things have radically changed, the money from the settlement is not taxable.hippie said:The Check from the insurance company showed up today. It has been cashed & deposited in my savings account WHOHOOO. I am thinking about getting a custom titanium frame from Seven, instead of another Madone. Also i get to keep mt crashed Madone.. Â
The choices are steel, aluminum, titanium, and CF. A steel fork doesn't match up with Ti frames at all, especially in appearance. Aluminum forks don't tend to favor the characteristics that Ti frames are known for (wrong or right). There are vary few successful titanium forks, and that pretty much leaves the buyer with a CF fork. My Reynolds Ouzo Pro fork matched up oh-so-nice with my Moots frame. Virtually every Ti frame builder is spec'ing CF forks. I replaced the steel fork on my custom Paramount OS frame with a lovely Easton EC-90 fork that felt so much better than the Paramount steel piece.jpr95 said:
