I think we should make it a habit of checking the QR all the time, but especially after leaving the bike unattended in a public place for more than 15 seconds. I indeed feel someone would have messed with it...
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10-26-2006, 12:44 PM #1
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10-26-2006, 01:05 PM #2
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Ok. What do you think about the cracking sound when I jumped the tracks? Could it have been the wheel coming out of the dropout and then going back in? I need to check that area for cracks.
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10-26-2006, 02:26 PM #3
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You should certainly keep checking for cracks and anything that might have caused that sound. Completely remove the QR and inspect it. Check if either axle might have gotten bent by the impact. The way to do this is to remove the wheel, position your eye looking straight on to the end of the axle, and rotate the axle from the back side. If the end of the axle wobbles around when the axle is turned, then it's bent. I doubt that the wheel came out on impact (the impact would push it further in) and if the QR were loose after that, the wheel would have shifted in the dropout as you tried to ride it home, and you would have gone exactly one pedal stroke before finding that out. Your mystery is still mysterious.
Originally Posted by li10up
BTW, it occurred to me that there was a recall of potentially defective Shimano skewers a few months ago, but it was only front QR skewers, so not a worry for you.Oil is good, grease is better.
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10-26-2006, 02:48 PM #4
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Man I just looked at that photo again and realized his inner tube is wrapped around the back wheel hub!!! SCARY!!
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10-26-2006, 04:37 PM #5
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Is it really a tube? Originally Posted by Lisa S.H.
Man I just looked at that photo again and realized his inner tube is wrapped around the back wheel hub!!! SCARY!!
I was under the impression that he was riding with a tubeless system.
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10-26-2006, 06:24 PM #6
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The tube is actually wrapped around the rear stay because it is interferring with the chain - see all of the chain slack.
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