Originally Posted by cny-bikeman

No, no, no.

You should not be worrying about scrimping after a hit and run, or even doing the work to fix the bike, especially if you were not at fault. If the driver was in the wrong then take your bike to a shop and get an estimate of the cost of repair with them doing the work and sourcing of appropriate replacement parts. Then submit to either your insurance company or the drivers. If for some reason there is not coverage then you can take still take the driver to small claims court. Make sure you have a copy of the police report.