I'm not beating anyone when he's down. I said nothing when he was admitting that he was at fault and saying how he something stupid yet avoidable. However, now in his plea for help/sympathy he conviently left out any mention of his own fault in the incident. I'm sick of jackass cyclists doing stupid **** and then whining when they have to pay the price. The damage sounds like it's temporary and mainly to his pocket book so maybe he will learn a lesson and not do stupid reckless **** in the future.

Everyone likes to say that responsibility for choosing to follow traffic laws, having a brake, doing whatever the **** you want on a bike should rest solely on the individual.... Well then so should the responsibility when your choice in the above matters causes you to get injured and destroy your bike.