So my cycling season of 2025 is officially over. Was riding on the side of road and woke up in er. Guy run in me while watching his phone. 4 broken back vertabrethings but luckilly im able to walk. Both collar bones 3 ribs and something with knee. Dont know whati could do to prevent impact from behind but everyone be carefull.Doc said im quite lucky. P.s. is the bike repairable? )))) garmin lights and all accesories also lost. And being an idiot that i am all i think now is how laws in my country work (Latvia). What will i get back from he erson who did it.
P.s. he was actually really nice and is trying to help any way he can
by PreparationOk5463
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A bit irrelevant, but what I wonder is whether or not he is being criminally charged. So sorry about your catastrophic accident.
I would explore civilly suing him for damages.
That’s damaged beyond economical repair, i.e., total loss. It was “only” a Triban to begin with. The rear triangle is broken. Welding aluminium is rather difficult. The cost for that might come close to the cost of replacing the entire bike, there’s an awful lot else on it that is broken, and even the components that aren’t broken might not be trustworthy any more (e.g., carbon fork). Let the driver’s insurance deal with it.
I’m sorry but your bike is fucked, you might same some peripherals like levers, fork etc but the frame is bent in the back triangle, so no coming back from that
https://preview.redd.it/ndjem7crk43f1.jpeg?width=4000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2e8bdf4b35ebb064d5f23a24a5d3f064134321c2
daamn bro, also happened to have my first major crash on my triban (rc120 disc blue/orange) my insurance tho paid out for shifters change so I went ahead with upgrade to Shimano claris from microshift – in the end it paid out
Wow, so sorry about the accident and glad you are going to recover. I have never seen a seat fail like that before. I guess you were heading in a different direction than the bike and the seat stayed with you.
Sorry to hear of your crash. Heal fast. Don’t try to fix that bike, not worth the cost or risk. Make the fool who crashed into you buy you a new bike and pay your expenses and lost wages while you heal up. That’s important not just for you, but for all of us. Insurance companies need to understand how dangerous it is when nitwits don’t watch the road when driving, and the only language they understand is money.
Heal fast, brother cyclist!
Absolutely, get a good lawyer. Your injuries are severe enough to have life long consequences and you should be compensated. Don’t underestimate this.
Find a good lawyer as soon as you can!!!