Re: Oh poo, I need some bits
Thank you everyone for kind words of support.
There was one funny moment immediately after it all happened. A pedestrian got a little cross with the car behind me, thinking that they had knocked me off. I very quickly said that it was spilled diesel and the pedestrian and the car driver both had a smile and then helped me lift my bike back up and pushed it to the side of the road.
I have ordered some new parts and a second hand brake lever. My dear wife informs me that I have a broken indicator on the same side, so that will be replaced in a couple of days when it arrives. Annoyingly, I have my MOT next month and my bike does less than 500 miles between them because I am not able to ride very often. Now she looks a little scratched and battered, rather than the pristine beauty (yes, of a pointy!) she was.
As for the diesel, it was annoying and impossible to see because of the direction of the sun. Luckily the ambulance crew called the fire service and they arrived very quickly to clean it up. No doubt it will be back again by now. Thanks Sainbury's petrol station!
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