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Old 02-01-2007, 05:44 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Re: Claiming after an accident

On Jan 30, 9:59 am, "BJaY" <BJn...@ntlworld.com> wrote:
> Hi,
> I recently had a prang with a motorist, who drove at the side of me
> while I was waiting to turn right. I have an old Claud butler / Reynolds
> based frame and the impact was fairly significant, though little damage
> showed. My qestion is this : Is it true to say that any aluminium part
> involved in a non-trivial collision whould need to be replaced ? Is the same
> true of an old high performance steel frame ? As I understand it, both
> materials can develop cracks which could cause failure and the collision
> effected the front end of the bicycle. I intend to claim for replacement
> forks (531), stem (Aluminium), bars (Aluminium) and headset. Is this
> reasonable ?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Bruce.


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