Earlier this evening I took my bike around to a mate’s house to sort out the cam chain tensioners…all’s running sweet now, lovely jubbly. While my mate was repairing my bike he said “blimey, that’s a good dent you’ve got in your front wheel there”…great I thought, and I know exactly where I picked it up. Last thursday I was riding near Liverpool Street and I saw a hole (read trench) in the road…I couldn’t avoid it so bounced through it and thought I had done some damage so I pulled over to check the wheel. All looked good but I obviously missed the dent.
My question is, do I pursue the council on this and make them pay for the repair (£50+) of the wheel, or will I be wasting my time.
Sorry to say mate, u wont get a bluddy look in from the council? When i had my accident, the hosp and police BOTH recommended i sue the council seeings 2 bikers had lost lives and i was VERY lucky that day? Ginger went back and took loads of pics of where it happened for me? Abbeyj pinpointed the area for me and all was sent off to the insurance co along with pics of damage to bike, helmet,jkt, and my injuries etc…so they could sort out my claim?
End of the day, i got a letter back saying that although they sympathised with my situation…the council will get out of any claim esp on the pothole theme? they say they do their checks regularly on the roads…blah blah blah…we dont stand a chance…all a waste of time…still concentrating on my physio on knee now and not concentrating on any claim…
sfunny you should post this. on the way back from Frith Friday night I was giving it some. Came over Putney bridge then through the green bit (Barns common?) over the railway bridge. It had started chucking down so didn’t have very good visability. Realised there were those little square shaped speed humps just before hitting one at about 60… The road is black, the speed humps are made from the same material so how the f…k you are supposed to see them on a dark wet night I don’t know. Felt like I rimmed the wheel. Will have to check it when I get back home.
I believe you can get a wheel refurbed for about £30 if you look in MCN.
