What's the damage?

Over the last few days I've taken everything off the bike that looks damaged and bought it into work where I can use the workshop. The forks are too far gone, and even if I could bend them back I wouldn't be comfortable riding the bike knowing they'd be bent back. Feels it'd be like what happens when you bend a paper clip backwards and forwards a few times.

Things that got damaged:
  • Mudguard
  • Front drum brake
  • Front wheel
  • Forks









The frame isn't bent anywhere and with some steel rulers and some careful measuring across the bearing races at the top and the bottom of the headtube they only seem to be out by 0.3 of a degree. I don;t think this is going to matter.

I've also put in a request to City of London police to see if there was any CCTV cameras covering this junction. email FOI@city-of-london.pnn.police.uk if you happen to end up in a simialr situation in central London


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