How do you end up with a Quick Release skewer in place but not secured? Don't you always secure it when you pop the wheel in, automatically? That is one thing I never need to check on my bikes. When I reach for the lever of a QR I just hope I haven't done it up so tight that it is a struggle to release. But I only ever use the standard Shimano QRs, which have proved very reliable over many years. If you use a QR that needs constant checking, I'd swap it for something better.Dingdong wrote: ↑10 Nov 2022, 6:05pm Rolling quite fast (about 45mph) down a longish hill the other day it suddenly dawned on me I'd not checked the skewers or nipped the bolts on the brakes for a long, long time. So I pulled over, and sure enough the front skewer was loose enough it could've popped the wheel out of the safety retainers at any time...
Does anyone give their bike a good once over every time they ride out? Paranoia has gripped me and I've checked just about every bolt and nut on the bike, twice! Is it only me!
Edit. I've just seen your post about your titanium QR skewers and their quirks. My view is that the weight loss isn't sufficient to justify the reduction in safety. There may be a very good reason that Shimano QR skevers aren't any lighter than they are.