Just another thought if the bike is (?) still under warranty it should be covered as it a failure of material rather than wear and tear. Don't forget the consumer guarantees act, I think you will find some cover under the act, and the small claims court would consider your claim especially as you are Still (?) under warranty.
Hum not sure they will may be I should try. They can/will argue, as already did, that every fall is different and they cannot make a bike that withstands all possible falls unharmed and I understand that till some extent. I did fell, so whether it should hold or not is open to discussion. In the other hand, I believe that is commonly understood that a few other things should brake before the shaft and it wasn't the case. That type is bike is supposed to withstand some level of abuse due to it's purpose or is the idea I had from the ads on the bike anyway. I thought my being a very mild rider shouldn't have problems that other people has had with this particular model.Furthermore, the fall was pretty mild (and that's the true), a type of fall that's not uncommon at all, the front washing and the bike sliding on its side. That at least the gear lever should have sustained the damage first, have scratches on the plastics or something else. So for me is a common type of fall which will happen again so leaves me with the option of buying protection for the bike or sell it and buy another brand.Apologies to readers for repeating myself in the posts, being annoyed doesn't help my writting :roll:, although some may argue that nothing would affect it is bad in any case 😐PampaX
