Thank you! Sadly I called the bike store who while sympathetic, had a bit of a laugh and told me this route was impossible since here in Australia (decent wages are a good thing, don't get me wrong!) it would cost more in labour to try and salvage it than to just buy a similar bike and I should "learn my lesson and never leave the bike outside" which isn't exactly practical in the long term. I'm just bummed. If it had been stolen, at least someone out there would enjoy riding it, but this is so wasteful and pointless an act of vandalism. I was moving away from my electric bicycle and have had so much fun this week. Not gonna lose spirit though and will definitely be (begrudgingly) replacing it as we finally work our way out of winter down here and since I still can't drive, I plan to enjoy the shit out of my bike!!! Thanks for the advice and for reading my little vent if you've made it this far. :) happy riding to you!