blatant ignorance

trail jacker

hi all.
just picked up my bike from decathlon today, as i had a new rear cassette fitted and my lbs was fully booked. anywho, cycling home i turned a left corner and leant into it, as you do, and was nearly thrown off as my rear tyre was scraping against the right hand seatstay - turned out the rear QR was stupidly loose (i could undo it using my little finger alone). i wasnt hurt, just really surprised by the stupidity of the mechanics working there. anyone else had any similar experiences (not from decathlon, just in general)?

Amos

Seriously, its always worth checking things like QR's before you ride it, even if you have picked it up from a bike shop.

Big Red S

Stupidity or a single issue of carelesness?

I'd be tempted to suggest that if the rest is all good, it was just one of the problems with employing humans as mechanics.

god1406

I always check the q/r tension and tyre pressure, etc before setting off...

jacktheoc

at my lbs they usualy leave the front a little loose so people can just take the wheel off to put in the car easily :roll:
worth checking before you set off tho..

taff_94

Hey i had that yesterday,

Brought my bike into the garden to clean it when i found that the back wheel was hanging off due to the QR being loose. Good job i hadn't gone on the planned bike ride otherwise i could be hurt. I suppose you learn from your mistakes.

Taff

MrKawamura

I at least check my wheels and headset/bars, especially after somebody else has been working on my bike.

pemsey

I double check everything - especially as many years ago I forgot to fully tighten the wedge bolt on a quill handlebar stem - went out for test ride, comedy moment when I tried to pop the front up a kerb :oops: Amazing how time slows down when you fly upside down over the bike with the handlebars still in your hands

passout

Crank came off (not tightened) after a spell in LBS - which will remain nameless.

dennisn

All I can say is - this is not a perfect world and if you think for a minute that paying
someone to do something for you will always result in perfection then you have a
whole lot learn. Unless, of course, there is a halo around your head. If I sound like
I'm being harsh, well, I am.

Dennis Noward

clarkson

picked my spesh up from having the suspension serviced the other day; gave my dad a list of stuff to check before he collected it though. then i gave it a thorough going over when i got home. never be too sure!

T1berious

I always check the bike over, especially quick releases, tyre pressure and brakes before setting off.

My G\F had a comedy moment while checking her bike before a ride, she'd put the wheel on the wrong way round (yep disk was on the wrong side), we'd laughed about it but had she's hit a descent and then found out... Yikes!

Rule of thumb: if it's been to LBS check it like it's been put back together by blind armless chimps. That way if it's all good it's a pleasant surprise