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[Closed] borrowing friend's bike for alps - insurance?

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A friend may be borrowing my bike for a trip to the alps. My question regards the insurance of the bike. It will be travelling on his ticket etc and I suddenly wondered if it is insured properly. I currently have m and s contents and will as be travelling with my friend etc.

I am guessing he cannot insure the bike as he is not the owner?

Many thanks for your thoughts


 
Posted : 28/05/2013 7:45 am
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If he "buys" it from you and then "sells" it back then should be fine so long as he has insurance that will cover it.
(I don't work in Insurance)


 
Posted : 28/05/2013 7:54 am
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And as it's a friend have the
What if it snaps, breaks, dies, blows up conversation before it happens


 
Posted : 28/05/2013 7:55 am
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[s]Have you specified your bikes with M&S?[/s]

Ooops! Ah it's the other way around then you either ask him to insure or he pays up.


 
Posted : 28/05/2013 7:56 am
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I was silly, I just need to buy extra baggage in my name, he can carry the bugger! I then have the direct link to it on my contents if required.


 
Posted : 28/05/2013 8:29 am
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Borrowing a bike for a UK trip is quite a straightforward thing, but I think it would be too much to expect anyone to lend me a bike for an Alpine trip. The risk of wrecking the bike is very high. Even if you don't, each week in the Alps has at least a year's worth of wear onto any bike I've taken there.


 
Posted : 28/05/2013 8:43 am
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I wrecked the same bike last year in the Alps - it is not a big deal on that front. :mrgreen:


 
Posted : 28/05/2013 8:52 am
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Yeah second that, the alps hammers bikes, I'd worry less about insurance than wear an tear!


 
Posted : 28/05/2013 8:52 am
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[s]Yeah second that, the alps[/s][b]Riders[/b] hammers bikes

All depends if it's a suitable bike and what your doing with it.


 
Posted : 28/05/2013 12:07 pm

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