Originally Posted by
Atlas Shrugged
In your original post you asked what to do.
1. Accept some responsibility for what happened.
2. Appeal to the bike shop who sold you a obviously undersized frame for some relief on a replacement.
3. Appeal to the manufacturer for a discounted replacement frame. Most have a crash replacement discount.
Take this as a lesson and move on.
Solid advice.
Item 3, especially is something no one else has mentioned. Worth a try.