Death of an old friend

[nfpgasmask]

That sucks, Billy. What about the garage? Much damage there? It's so easy to forget stuff like that...I can't say I haven't done it myself, not with a bike, but with other stuff (like my gas cans )

Bart

[Ldub]

BUMMER...

Of all lifes little tragedies, the self inflicted are the biggest suck...

Pick out a fast one Billy!

[kodiak]

Aaaaa! That sucks. Is it just the frame that’s damaged or do you need to replace the whole bike?

[VehiGAZ]

That sucks, Billy. What about the garage?

That's the least of Billy's worries - a triathelete's bike will be far more expensive to fix/replace than the garage!

Can you install a mirror on the garage door for next time?

[Y33TREKker]

Can you install a mirror on the garage door for next time?

Or maybe an Infrared beam make/break device (where your bike would break the beam) located outside the garage that is wirelessly connected to an engine cutoff switch on the vehicle. As high-tech as it sounds, a similar setup would probably still be cheaper than a new bike and garage repairs.

Or simpler yet, what about one of those distance warning devices that you mount on the wall of a garage that starts to sound a warning alarm as your vehicle bumper gets closer to the wall? One of those could surely be mounted on the outside of the house above the garage door (to detect a bike) just as easily as it could inside a garage. I guess it would depend on how sensitive those things are, and how it could be aimed to pick up only a bike and it's relatively small cross-section.

[etlsport]

aww man that sucks im sorry! i was pissed when i just scratched my bike!

the mirror idea would be pretty good... have you thought about a rear or hitch mounted bike carrier? i guess the downside to that is if someone does rear end you.. well yea, but with any luck they would pay for it

[circmand]

I never did that because I never had a bike to put up there.

But not to worry my dad can fix that he is a TV repairman he has a wicked set of tools.

Hopefully this bit of nonsense lightens the gloom a bit.

[Hotsauce]

Ouch!

Now you have an excuse to go carbon fiber.

John C.

[Triathlete]

Well here she is...my new steed!:bgwg:

Thanks to a great sponsorship (TriSports.com)my wallet is far less lighter than it could of been (though it is still quite a bit lighter).
The old bike only sustained frame damage. All the components appear to be unscathed. I will be selling the old bikes components to offset the new bike (I still need to get race wheels).
As far as preventing it from happening again...two things:
1. I am going to hang the old frame in view in the garage so that I will see it and remember what could happen
2. I will try to incorprate a reciever hitch into the new bumpers so I can use a hitch mount carrier.

[Cobrajet]

But not to worry my dad can fix that he is a TV repairman he has a wicked set of tools.

Nothing a little bit of Mighty Putty won't fix! (Warning - R-rated language, Don't play this at work.)

[KeithVXlvr]

Whoops !!

I did that with my bike on top my Honda Civic back in 1995...... It happens,.... so far only once !!! Nice new bike.

circmand, nice reference !!

[Riff Raff]

Sorry for your loss. Here's a really simple and inexpensive idea: Get a good sized custom-made decal at a sign shop made in bright colored "reflective 3M vinyl" (the same reflective tape material used on semi-trailers) and stick it at the lowest part of the garage door eve. The reflective decal would simply say: BIKE ???

Remember to stick the reflective decal to the lowest part of the garage "eve" (not the garage door itself), so the decal doesn't disappear when the garage door is raised with the garage door opener. Get the decal made in "reflective 3M vinyl"; so if you come home at night, your headlights will illuminate the reminder decal.