Thread: Hit by a car.
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Old 06-13-02 | 01:27 PM
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b_rider
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The damage to my bike is worse then I thought.

Here is what needs to be replaced:

Rear wheel: $75.00
Handle bar: $25.00
Crank and chain rings: $85.00
Add labor: $40.00
Total cost: $225.00

Insurance will not cover the cost of the bike repairs, does meet or exceed deductable. Although I do expect to have the bike repaired and back on it with in 2 weeks at the most. That is how long it will take to get the parts in and have it fixed.

I also went to see my wife's doctor today as well. My wife was concerned about the severe blistering where the contusion is. My doc. is on vacation. Wife's doc. told me the blistering is from the friction as my calf hit and rub against the chain rings. So it is being treated as a burn as well. The interesting thing is my wife's doc is a avid cyclist herself. So she was a little more sympathetic to me and my bike.

Her and everyone else has told me I'm very lucky. The guy at my LBS said he saw my guardian angle go by watching over me. Another interesting thing is had the impact occured 1 foot sooner I would be in a lot worse shape then I am now. And had I gone 1 foot further I never would have collided with the car.

Thank you everyone for your good wishes. I appreciate it.
 
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