First and foremost, I am glad that you have come through surgery okay. What a terrifying, anger-inducing incident!
I don't understand what is going on in the world... I don't think this is an issue specific to your locale, but rather seems to be something so many are experiencing across the US. It's unfortunate that these young people found it acceptable to behave in such an obviously intimidating and destructive manner. The fact that others experienced similar issues the same days speaks volumes to their intent and I do hope that there will be restitution for you (and perhaps even others who seem to have been assaulted as well). I think others have well-described the parts/pieces to have checked and it seems as though you've found a shop to help you, but I think like others here, I am just in shock at the way people will behave (and it was learned somewhere, which means there are others, older perhaps, who behave in a similar manner). Be well... and I hope you are able to get back to riding very soon. On Sunday, January 31, 2021 at 10:50:20 PM UTC-7 Litho wrote: > **Cross-posted from FB Riv Page** > > Hello All. Looking for a little expertise / advice on my Riv. I was in a > collision on my Appaloosa last week. A group of kids on bikes deliberately > rammed into me on a multi-use trail here in Napa. My handlebars took the > brunt of the initial impact, but me and the bike went tumbling across the > pavement and into the road that parallels the trail. Unfortunately my hand > was on the brake lever at the time and was crushed in between. I have > surgery this week to repair the fractures and rebuild the joint on my > knuckle. > > I'm trying to assess all of the damage for the police report. The front > and rear derailers were bent and scraped, the rear derailer hanger is > slightly bent, but should be easy to straighten. There are numerous > scratches, chips, and a couple of small dents on the frame, but I don't see > any visible cracks or deformations anywhere. The brake lever was rotated on > the bars but doesn't seem to be broken. The stem and bars were knocked 90 > degrees in the initial impact but don't have any visible damage. > > Anything you would recommend checking or inspecting? The damage may just > be cosmetic, but I don't want to overlook anything. Hopefully, I'll just > end up with some glorious beausage and a good story. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/2e601179-da33-4870-89ff-d262b5d4651dn%40googlegroups.com.
