in relation to the fox settlement thread, how many people carry out a bike check?
i/we do when out. this includes:
front wheel- no play in hub, is true, tyre pressure and QR
back wheel- as above
pedals- no play in BB
front brake
rear brake
chain is running smooth
saddle QR
lights – if night ride – front AND rear
helmet
admittedly i don’t always do this but make a point of doing so if i remember. at the very least i check the QR’s.
have only started doing this in the past year since riding with a qualified guide every week. think there might be something else i have missed but you get the gist.
we have as a group come across a few potentially dangerous problems thanks to doing the bike check. one guy’s crank arm had almost worked its way off, another had his QR very loosely tightened – another Pinder in the making, potentially.
anyone else check their equipment before heading out….?
J