Pootling along at 20 mph
Car has overtaken and turned left…..boom!
Smashed Ultegra STIs
Broken Carbon bars
Shorts have no arse
Giro Atmos split in two
Cuts to both arms, both legs, back, shoulders,hand,
One shoe broken
Driver of dark grey Civic floored it towards Milton Keynes at 7.23pm
Reported to police, but local station shut.
Nothing I can do is there? that’s lots of ££££££ down the pan.
That’s my second worst off in all the years I’ve been riding. Not too bad in 37 years of serious riding and a lot of miles.
Angry and gutted about my pride and joy
Nasty. What an utter **** for driving off. Hope they get caught.
Look on the bright side mate; as least you’re still alive, and can come on STW and read all those wonderful posts of mine keep you enlightened and entertained! 🙂
+1 for getting it reported. Maybe CCTV somewhere on the route to ID the car, not stopping at the scene of an accident, stake out the junction for witnesses, etc.
What about chasing through your own insurers? Contents may cover it? Also check with the police that there isn’t a process to help (although that may just be the link above).
I do hope they catch a driver but I wouldn’t hold your breath.
On the road from Wing, just about to go across the roundabout to Leighton.
The driver tried to overtake before the roundabout to turn left but didn’t make it. Though he could have gone round the roundabout then took his turning
Do you know anybody in the local press? Get them round to take a picture of battered you/bike and do a bit about the driver failing to stop etc, might provoke the Police into positive action.
Bloody hell it boggles the mind how someone can drive away from something like that. Glad there’s no permanent damage to you. Keep us updated once the police are involved.
Another vote for the local rag…sounds like the car will have at least some minor paint damage. Time, location, where the car came from and where he was going.
Could also call round some repair places in case the car turns up for a quick repair to cover his tracks.
Finally, stake out the roundabout at the appropriate time in case its a regular route 🙂
Reported to police today.
Advised Cycle Claims who I’ve seen in Cycling Weeekly. They seem to know their stuff, right down to types of components.
They warned me that the bike might be a write off due to the excessive damage the other parts recieved?
Sit back and see now.
Apparently someone called in an accident at the same place but at just gone midnight the same day?
So the police are coming round at 7pm today to go through what happened, and due to the fact I was injured.
Good old helmets, hate to think what state I’d have been in if I wasn’t wearing one.
The lady that ran me down called it in at 00.16am that night, baring in mind she only lives a little way down the road it took her five hours to do it?