My accident this morning Advice needed pls

Have you got British Cycling membership? If so you have access to a solicitor for free and can consult them for advice.

In the event that you have damaged your bike, clothing or yourself, they also seek civil claims on your behalf.

Daily Mail would probably give you a point for being injured by a cyclist then take it away again for being one yourself.

Hope it gets sorted out to your satisfaction and your grazes heal soon.

I hate parked cars, try to give them at least a door's width for obvious reasons, but people (or dogs) emerging from between them without looking is an additional hazard we can do without.

Parked cars really are dangerous. I give them a very wide berth, but only after learning the hard way. I hit a dog which ran out from behind a parked car, went over my handlebars and broke my wrist.

It might also be worth reporting it to the police just in case you need to claim on your insurance - they might want a police incident number. Here's hoping that it doesn't come to that though.

Hm, that's a tricky one. If there are no witnesses then it pretty much does boil down to your word against his, so i'd recommend that you report it to the police if only to have your version of events on record. If neither of you have third party insurance then fighting for compensation – if it's not forthcoming – will be fairly long-winded and very possibly not worth your while, the same applies to him if he tries to sting you for the cost of a new wheel.

I'd check your bike for crash damage too, particularly around and beneath the head tube and down tube junction. if the paint is cracked or flaked at all then you've probably bent your frame. It's not always obvious when the adrenaline's pumping after a stack.

He sounds like a reasonable guy so here's hoping he's reasonable about seeing you right...

Anyone been in a similar situation? i've collided with the odd car in my time but not another cyclist...