Help! How do I get my bike back?

[caferacer]

Over the weekend I did something very silly.

Me and my friend often go away and do silly things on mountains. I decided to take my bike for the first time and packed everything I could need into a large rucksack. We camped in one of the national parks and did some rock climbing, hiking, downhill riding, kayaking, cliff diving etc etc etc.

It's important to mention we met at the campsite - he's from up north, I'm a southerner. Also, we are all fairly experienced in these activities and are certainly not out to kill ourselves.

Now, during one of these activities I may have broken and dislocated my shoulder a little bit... mountain rescue were involved as were other things with flashy lights etc etc etc.

I've now managed to get home but my bike has not. It's locked up in a car park and the proprietors have my details.

My RAC covers me for injury but only for 10 miles delivery and I had to get a&e to fax them confidential info about my accident which they didn't like at all. This was great to get it to a car park BUT they quoted me £500 too deliver it home. That's more than I paid for my bike.

So I am now typing with one hand. Bored and bikeless.

How the **** do I get my bike back. Doctors are saying 6mnths before I will ride again and I dont know anyone else who can ride.

Bike weighs 230kg - too heavy to chuck in the boot.
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[_Iain_]

Is there nobody local to the guy that could ride it back perhaps?

Wales is a bit far for me
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[fatjames]

I suppose someone will have to come to you to get the keys before getting it.

Where is the bike and where are you?

[orac]

try site like uship and various "man with a van" type places
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[Dave70]

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[Rogerborg]

[Dave70]

If you can't get anyone to ride it back for you, why not contact one of your local bike shops that sells bikes online and uses a delivery service to deliver their bikes around the country. Ask the dealer who they use to courier their bikes and give them a call.

Don't know how much it'll cost you though but, I think the dealers usually charge around a ton for this service.
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[kramdra]

Is there noone local to you on BCF who can get a train up and ride it back?


My neighbour is 70 something and had a paragliding accident last month, dislocating his shoulder. He was straight on his bike a week later, since it would be unsafe to paraglide and next month he is off to himalayars for some proper paragliding, of mountains and stuff.

So man up and ride it back

[mentalboy]

Check your PM's - I may be able to help.
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[Northern Monkey]

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I have many times loaded bikes of all sizes in to all sizes of vans on my own - from a Vito to big LWB/high top vans.
Vito can actually be harded with the limited head room.

The unscrupulous might consider getting recovery which covers you in case of injury, or even something like a 'lost key' and engineering a position where the bike would have to be recovered while explaining they have to get back ASAP and so have got a lift back.