I was doored by a car last summer. his insurance company told me that they would pay the money that it cost to replace my front wheel. i bought the wheel in confidence that they would reimburse me. they never did, and i still have the insurance claim number. is there anything i can do?

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Email me or give me a call, my number is at the bottom of the page.  I’d be happy to help you out.

As a side note: for specific questions like this, it’s always better to send me an email, or include your email address in the question. Tumblr only lets me answer these questions as posts, so I may be hesitant to do so if I’ve got another article coming.

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Managing your mangled bike

After a crash, it’s important to know if your bike is still safe to ride. What may look like a few scratches may actually be a bent frame, or worse. Such damage could lead to a dangerous failure down the road, so it’s important to have your bike checked out by a qualified mechanic, just in case.

If the crash was caused by a car, there’s another important reason to have it checked out: an insurance estimate. In my experience, most insurance adjusters don’t ride bikes (yes, I always ask). This means that they often have a hard time getting their heads around the idea of a bicycle that cost more than $250. In fact, the idea that rims alone can cost more than that is often enough to boggle their auto-centric minds.

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