Another bike accident...

[Takedown]

His bike was in fine condition till I crashed it. Im thinking one of the nuts on the rear wheel axle wasnt tightened all the way which made it slide forward from pedaling so hard and then became to loose which in return fell off and got tangled around the rear wheel axle and stopped me dead in my tracks.

[MTBikerTim]

Originally Posted by Takedown

His bike was in fine condition till I crashed it. Im thinking one of the nuts on the rear wheel axle wasnt tightened all the way which made it slide forward from pedaling so hard and then became to loose which in return fell off and got tangled around the rear wheel axle and stopped me dead in my tracks.

If one of the rear wheel nuts is loose then it's not in fine condition is it .

[Takedown]

Originally Posted by MTBikerTim

If one of the rear wheel nuts is loose then it's not in fine condition is it .

Hard to see that from the naked eye.

[MTBikerTim]

Originally Posted by Takedown

Hard to see that from the naked eye.

I know. A good check that I do on my bikes every now and then is to just grab things and flex them. It's a good way to look for cracks in the frame or loose bolts. You are right though and you are never going to see everything. I had a bottom bracket seize up on me once no warning at all.

Originally Posted by MTBikerTim

I know. A good check that I do on my bikes every now and then is to just grab things and flex them. It's a good way to look for cracks in the frame or loose bolts. You are right though and you are never going to see everything. I had a bottom bracket seize up on me once no warning at all.

A good check is to pick up the bike and drop it. If anything sounds/feels loose check it out. Also if its creaking it probably means something is gonna break/fall off/stop working. Like my crank arm that I was to busy to fix.