I was tboned by a car a couple months ago at reported 50km/h.
I dont have that much knowledge of how bikes are put together, but for me it looks like the fork and the wheels are the only obviously broken parts, but i wouldnt know if the structure in the frame can get damaged even though it looks alright on the surface. I only see scrathes, but no cracks(except for the fork..) and im missing a seat😅
I want to see if i can rebuild it instead of buying a new bike.
Can someone help me?
by BlyfriSteinrotor
16 Comments
DO NOT trust any carbon part after a crash like that.Â
Have you looked at a new frame set?
Or you could part this out and buy a complete bike with a bit of cash on top.
It’s a bit hard to trust carbon once it’s been crashed….
Contact Orbea, they have a crash replacement program where you might be able to buy buy a replacement frameset (I really recommend replacing the full frameset) with a decent discount.
A crash like that can easily lead to hidden damage and cracks, if you want to ride the frame again, get it to a carbon specialist to be checked for damage.
I probably would either try for crash replacement or get an inexpensive Chinese carbon frame (not cheap, inexpensive, there are some really good manufacturers over there) and transfer the working components.
Take it to a local bike shop (ideally that sells orbea). They will be able to assess the bike for you and potentially support a crash replacement if needed.
Replacing a fork if that’s all that is damaged isn’t hard but getting the right sized bearings and the like is a pain and if putting a chain back on is tricky, then it is likely going to end up with you spending more money than needed.
Not worth the risk mate carbon can be damaged under the surface but still look OK until the second it fails. Frame might be OK but I wouldn’t ride it until it’s been checked over properly by a carbon expert and given the OK. Orbea do a fairly good crash replacement scheme so it’s worth contacting them for info, as long as you registered your warranty online when you got the bike that is.
If this was in the USA – Did you get the insurance/ contact information from the driver? If not you’re pretty much SOL.
If you did, file a claim with the insurance – you’ll need to then take your bike to a bike shop who will assess the damage/ say the bike is totaled and give their cost estimate. The bike shop has all the power in the world to say your bike is worth 25x what it is actually worth so be extremely kind – pretend you are going to buy the most expensive bike in the shop.
If you threaten litigation against their insurance you can probably get a much higher amount of money…
source: I got hit by a guy driving uber when it was clearly 100% his fault and got a nice little settlement to avoid going to court plus a new bicycle that was worth 20x of the bike that was destroyed, plus a new phone and whatever else I had in my pocket.
Getting hit by a car and being unharmed physically can actually be an opportunity for a small financial windfall.
The driver was at fault or were you? If they were then their insurance should buy you a new bike.
I know first reactions from the crash included ’is my bike OK?’ but I hope you got out in better shape than your bike.
I will echo what most people are saying… the frame needs to be replaced a whole. Check if warranty covers this or whether you can get settlement from the motorist
Is the head tube cracked? It looks cracked from the first photo.
That bike is totaled my friend
This one is actually a really easy fix, despite how bad the damage looks. All you have to do is go to orbea.com and give them your credit card information, at which point they will send you a replacement for the broken part (entire bike)
Off topic abit, but would aluminium frame be in a better situation if it crashed, while using a carbon fork? (in this case)
You should 110% get a new frame. Contact Orbea and see what they can offer under a crash replacement program. Given your description of the accident this should be covered by insurances
Your or the other person’s insurance should just pay for a new bike. This bike likely has severe internal damage and is not repairable.
Sorry, but that’s a new bike mate.
With this extent of damage we usually write the whole bikes off, as the repair cost exceeds the cost of a new bike, but also because we cannot guarantee the integrity of the current frame.
If it was the car driver’s fault, a bike shop and/or your insurance should write expertise that will be leverage to request new bike money from the driver’s insurance.
I hope you are doing well health wise. That looks like a nasty crash