Originally Posted by
wphamilton
I was about a mile out when I heard a sudden rattle, looked down and saw that I'd lost a fender bolt on my front fender stay. Strangely I could find nothing to secure it with, no bolt nor zip tie nor even a wire or string. I wound up sacrificing my key ring, which worked surprisingly well.
I finally treated myself to a tube of blue Loctite. I don't know why fender and rack bolts like to come off, but they sure do.