Wheel fell off

[illmonkey]

...Luckly not when riding. But as soon as I dismounted, it was hanging off the chain!

The quick release was undone and had unwound a few times. A mile before I was doing 35mph down a hill :S

Looks like I need to reset the brakes and possibly a new pad.

[Al Wyn]

Lucky escape there

[ewenm]

Always wise to check the QR levers if you've left the bike somewhere the public can get their mischievous fingers on it. Or if you've had it apart recently - I may have occasionally failed to do them up on my bikes. Back wheel isn't so bad but front wheel can be very scary, thank goodness for safety dropouts on the forks

[illmonkey]

ewenm said:

Always wise to check the QR levers if you've left the bike somewhere the public can get their mischievous fingers on it. Or if you've had it apart recently - I may have occasionally failed to do them up on my bikes. Back wheel isn't so bad but front wheel can be very scary, thank goodness for safety dropouts on the forks

Bike was ridden on Monday, and was fine, only been in the locked garage since. And I checked them prior to riding.

Just looked at pads, £16 a pair! I've not looked in detail, but I hope mine are ok. Tonight challenge...

[pdV6]

I had that happen several times, front and rear, with the OE QRs that came with a Mavic CrossRide wheelset.

Swapped the skewers for Shimano ones and never had the problem again on that bike.