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Old 07-15-10 | 10:36 AM
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Originally Posted by crhilton
Yea: Buy a bike you can afford to replace. Then you can self-insure.

Not aware of any crash insurance. I've heard of some companies offering theft insurance.
This.

Never insure against a risk you can afford to absorb.

And if you can't afford to absorb a loss of a bike you spent to great a percentage of your resources on a bike.

for the full lecture: http://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...ight=insurance
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