Broken bike

[Bill-H]

riding up a very steep hill i had a bus overtake me very close missed handlebars by inches caused me to wobble and come off resulting in the arm that moves gears non technical term lol to be bent into spokes i am ok bruised elbow and angry reported to police and stagecoach furios and as an ex bus driver i know they are taught to give far more room than that

 

[Minotier]

Hope you and the bike soon mend fella, be interesting to hear if anything happens regarding you reporting the incident.

 

[MrJamie]

Glad you're okay though.

Someone may be able to tell you if its just a broken hanger or if its the bike from some pics of where the gear changer meets the frame

 

[Pauln]

That's not nice. Glad you are OK though.

 

[compo]

As MrJamie suggested can you upload a couple of photos of the gear changer, both from the side and from the rear. Which make and model bike do you have?

 

[biggs682]

you can always mend or repair a bike not so easy as us mear humans !

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

I'm sorry to hear about this, but glad you've come out of it with only minor hurt. The new bike I take it?

Hopefully it will just be the derailleur hanger that needs replacing. These are designed to bend or break to avoid damage to the frame and the derailleur mechanism.

 

[Bill-H]

Thanks folks just a small bruise and yep local bike shop say its the hanger and they will check mech properly when they replace hanger but could have been worse the bill will be sent to stagecoach annoying thing was i was going to make it up a hill i normally walk up

 

[Easytigers]

You'll get up it next time! They'd better pay for the damage!! Don't let it put you off and use that anger to get you up that hill!!

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Thanks folks just a small bruise and yep local bike shop say its the hanger and they will check mech properly when they replace hanger but could have been worse the bill will be sent to stagecoach annoying thing was i was going to make it up a hill i normally walk up

As Russ says next, sorry to hear this, glad your ok though.

 

[Eribiste]

Glad to hear you're ok. As a professional LGV driver, with due regard to vulnerable road users, I find myself increasingly disenchanted with the dangerous cowboys that somehow get a PCV licence. You are not alone in being put in harm's way by them!

 

[Nigelnaturist]

Glad to hear you're ok. As a professional LGV driver, with due regard to vulnerable road users, I find myself increasingly disenchanted with the dangerous cowboys that somehow get a PCV licence. You are not alone in being put in harm's way by them!

Same applies to LGV, I used to drive LGV's so I understand what you mean.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

GWS to you and to the bike

 

[Bill-H]

stagecoach say the video wasnt working on bus and driver does not remember overtaking the flourescent yellow cyclist so his word v mine police cant do anything as i havent got a VRN. however the inspector bloke did say they would put out a general notice about giving cyclists room,
the bike was just a new hanger and a spoke replaced by LBS costing me grand total of £18

 

[compo]

I bet if you had robbed the driver the video would have been working, lying ba***rds.