Took the pushbike up to the local cycle repair shop today. The good news that most of the bike seems to be in good nick after the kerb hit (well as good as nick as it can be). Break pads completely worn, will need replacing. The downside is that the front light is buggered and thus must be replaced.
Have eyed up a Catseye £75 rechargable light which is much brighter by a considerable margin when compared to the broken light. Hope that work will agree to cover the charge (haven’t committed to buying it yet). The cheaper option is a £40 Catseye AA battery model, but is 10 times dimmer. I’m told that one can spend up to £750 on lights for a bike.. ow.
