Originally Posted by
Roody
I came out of Sam's Club and noticed that my bike felt a ltiile funny. When I checked it, I found that the rear wheel was completely off, and basically just hanging from the chain. I had put air in the tire and lubed the chain before I left the house, then rode more than 25 miles (with no problems) by the time I got to Sam's.
You all know I'm not the greatest bike mechanic in the world. What do you think could account for the wheel coming off?
I had many rear flats and broken spokes early this year. I rode mine for a couple of days after a flat and noticed it felt kinda flat when I lifted it over a crub and set it on the sidewalk. I kinda dropped it again and it did not bounce at all. Got to looking and the skewer was not at all tight, the wheel would just slide out. Someone could have messed with it in my office but I think I screwed it up after fixing the flat 2 days before. Lucky I did not kill my stupid self. I also forget to lock down the quick release brakes on back often too. By the way they still work, just more travel. Now I just check a lot more often.
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