Originally Posted by
Trsnrtr
I was JRA last week when my bike started shifting wonky. I stopped to check the derailleur adjustment and noticed the rear wheel was loose in the dropouts and allowed to float a little. Sure enough, the skewer had opened a little.
I'd like to blame somebody but I had just replaced the rear tire an hour before and had the wheel out. I'd kick my own rear end if I thought it would help but it would be a waste of time.
Heh. Same sort of thing happened to me about a month ago. I had taken the wheels to a LBS for new tubeless tires and must not have put the rear one back on tight enough. Near the end of my ride I went to start up from a green light and the rear wheel actually came out of the dropout and locked up the chain. I nearly flipped over the bars.
Maybe we should kick each others' butts.