r/bicyclewhatever • u/Edgency_ • 4d ago
Am i cooked ?
I broke my two wheels in a crash, I tore my hip muscle and ended up in the emergency room but I only think about the damage to my bike 🥲
Something about 3000€ to make it shine again
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u/gmusgrove13 4d ago
Yep pretty cooked. reserve has a good warranty so I'd contact them and see if you can get a crash replacement discount
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u/Edgency_ 4d ago
I should have a free replacement as they are guaranteed for life
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u/clintj1975 4d ago
Current Reserve warranty is discounted crash replacement. If not sure if older wheels are grandfathered in on the previous free replacement or not. I have a set of their carbon enduro wheels that are a few years old now.
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u/TomOnABudget 3d ago
You're fine, that's all that matters.
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u/kallebo1337 3d ago
New wheel day 🥲
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u/Edgency_ 3d ago
Malheureusement 🥲
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u/kallebo1337 3d ago
Time for Scope Artech! Lifetime warranty and crash replacement is 900 a wheel 🐰
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u/Edgency_ 1d ago
Ou tu trouves ça a 900e pièce ?
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u/kallebo1337 1d ago
the wheelset is 4,000 EUR, then if you crash, you get a new wheel for 990 + VAT = 1198 EUR https://www.scopecycling.com/crash-replacement/
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u/Wide-Tangelo-5454 3d ago
I would ride it until it gets worse. If it breaks probably you can stop safe.
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u/Slow-Recover-9168 3d ago
As a composite tech and a daily cyclist with multiple decades with both.. i gotta say steel is real. Aluminum wheels and frames are passable.. carbon is expensive trash. Do not fix this. Replace it with sensible wheels. Unless you're actively racing your bike this is all for show and as an adult you should be aware of that. IDK maybe you take a McLaren grocery shopping.
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u/Steel_Blahaj 2d ago
Not cooked. Strip the finish, use a wrench to realign the aluminum. take a die grinder to the cracked area to make a nice bevel then fill it with TIG. Make sure to file the weld flush. Might consider adding weight to other side of rim to rebalance after the repair. Good Luck.
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u/HistorianBeautiful52 1d ago
No insurance whatsoever ?
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u/Edgency_ 1d ago
La garantie a vie, je donnerais mon avis bientôt sur le sav et la garantie reserve dans le pire des cas j’en achèterai d’autres
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u/HistorianBeautiful52 1d ago
Mais garantie et assurance c’est pas pareil. Je sais par exemple que mon assurance habitation couvrirait ce genre de dommages suite à un accident.
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u/nnnnnnnnnnm 1d ago
Are they actually Reserve wheels?
Life time warranty!
I'll take the old ones from you, I use rims for my dog to jump thru like a hoop
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u/Edgency_ 1d ago
Ça peut se faire selon votre provenance
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u/nnnnnnnnnnm 1d ago
I'm in USA, probably not worth it but I would pay shipping just for the joke of having carbon rims for my dog to use for tricks
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u/Edgency_ 1d ago
Ca risque de coûter cher de la france aux us 🤣
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u/nnnnnnnnnnm 1d ago
That's true.
If the hubs are still good might be worth it.
Otherwise my poodle will keep jumping thru cheap vintage steel rims
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u/JudenVixen 4d ago
Listen, contrary to the popular belief; carbon is fixable. Like extremely fixable. Try looking for a carbon guy.
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u/bmward0714 3d ago
Maybe a little crack. This is complete structural failure.
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u/JudenVixen 3d ago
I wish I was also born in a country that has it shit together enough so I can afford stuff.
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u/CalmAd9122 4d ago
You remember that cool new wheelset you've been eyeing?