Old 08-26-19 | 09:37 PM
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To the OP...go ahead and have a cry. It won’t change things but it may help you feel better. We are in touch with our feelings, so it is OK to cry, well in private anyway.

I had a similar experience (standing the bike against the curb) with my then new Bottecchia. A gust of wind knocked it over and in the fall, the shiny red tube was scratched. Luckily there was no damage, other than a deep scratch. A friend of mine, who is handy with this sort of thing restored the tube to its prior, pristine condition. Lesson learned, I never lean my bikes against the curb.

Hope you can get things sorted out.
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