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My friend needs to get a aluminum front rim straightened. We went out riding yesturday and both almost ate it. He ended up with a sliced front tire and a bent rim. Whats it going to cost / where can he get it done? Its not that bad, not cracked yet, its bent out about 1/4th an inch over a 3 inch area so its not creased.
I was 2 cars in front of him on 3A in MA where they have the road all dug up, going to 3a Motorsports from nashua. The road was all dug up and there were manhole covers and gas mains sticking 3-5 inches out of the road everywhere, some painted, some not.. I got to 3A and noticed he wasnt behind the car behind me anymore and there was a noticable gap in traffic. So I head back down the road looking for whatever ditch he might have ended up in.
I didnt notice him at a garage that our friend works at and went by. I stopped at the beginning of the construction zone and called, so he told me where he was. So as I crest a small hill I see them standing on the side of the road about 250 feet up. As soon as I crest the hill theres a, unpainted gas main sticking up 5 inches out of the grooved pavement, I nailed it dead center at about 30. It got really ugly, bike went up kicked out sideways then over corrected with the rear tire locked up, skidded around for a bit but eventually straightened it out and caught my breath as I pulled into the repair station they were at.
They come running over and I look at my friend and im like is that... he says YUP same one I hit!
Im going to check my tires again today for any damage, I think I was ok because I hit it dead center. He lipped it so his rim too most of it. We both could have gone down pretty hard though.
There anything he can do to get the state to pay for a rim and tire? We stopped at the police station and they recommended we contact MA state Highway.
-Lou
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