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QR lever not properly closed – do you tell them?

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  • July 23, 2014 at 2:05 pm #21973
    brooksby

    So, I’ve happened to follow the same bloke on my way home along my new commuter route, a few times now.

    His QR lever on his rear wheel is always sticking out at right angles to the rest of the bike, glinting prettily in the sun, and it falls somewhere between irritating me and worrying me.

    Is there a polite way of bringing this to his attention – for him to at least check it! – without seeming like a know-it-all poking my nose in where it isn’t wanted?

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  • July 24, 2014 at 12:09 pm #805369
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    BillyElNino

    Maybe go for the ‘ole
    Maybe go for the ‘ole switcheroo approach: “Hello, once I went for a ride and my Quick Release came loose, my wheel fell off and before you knew it I was upside down on fire. I hope that never happens to you. BYE”

    July 24, 2014 at 12:09 pm #805367
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    BillyElNino

    “looks like your quick
    “looks like your quick release has gotten loose”

    Sounds like a dangerous euphemism, maybe rephrase.

    July 24, 2014 at 11:43 am #805365
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    Comrade

    My advice is : tell him. If
    My advice is : tell him. If he punches you in the face, then just don’t tell him tomorrow or the next day. But the day after, if the wheel falls off and he crashes you have the right to laugh.

    July 24, 2014 at 10:53 am #805363
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    OldRidgeback

    Yep, tell him. Maybe he’ll
    Yep, tell him. Maybe he’ll tell you it’s stuck, maybe not. There’s nothing to lose by telling him as only an utter oaf would respond with something insulting.

    July 24, 2014 at 10:52 am #805361
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    Some Fella

    What about the release lever
    What about the release lever on a rear brake?
    I see this a lot – its an easy thing to overlook but my impression is (judging people on how well maintained the rest of their bike is) is that they dont know its open because they dont really know what it does.

    July 24, 2014 at 10:38 am #805359
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    FatAndFurious

    Absolutely tell him, because
    Absolutely tell him, because you can be sure that the time he hits a bump and wraps his spokes around the derailleur will absolutely be the time you are just about to overtake him, and the both of you will end up on the floor.

    July 24, 2014 at 10:22 am #805357
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    jacknorell

    Tell him.
    I’d say something
    Tell him.

    I’d say something like “looks like your quick release has gotten loose”, to avoid putting the fault on the rider…

    Pretty dangerous situation.

    July 24, 2014 at 10:13 am #805355
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    chokofingrz

    Or, you could say to him that
    Or, you could say to him that you can see his undercarriage through his leggings, he’ll be furious, then when you backtrack and tell him about the QR it will be a trifle in comparison.

    July 24, 2014 at 9:03 am #805353
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    bashthebox

    Heh, slightly different to
    Heh, slightly different to the see-through leggings situation, this. I’d definitely tell him, the worst you could get is a tetchy “yeah I know” and the best could be saving his life. You could be the David Hasslehoff of commuters, imagine that.

    July 24, 2014 at 8:17 am #805351
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    Jimmy Ray Will

    No, no, no… I’ve read
    No, no, no… I’ve read enough threads on here about giving tips and advice, and my mind is now set. Once upon a time, I’d try and help people out, but its since been made clear to me that no one, no one, likes to be made to feel inferior by others giving them advice and tips.

    If I were you I’d follow this chap around and wait for the inevitable horrific accident. Make sure the chap is OK, but then explain to him that you’d seen his quick release was open but knew that he’d rather find this out for himself. He’ll thank you I’m sure.

    In all seriousness, you can’t win in these situations, so I’d do what is right and tell him and to hell with him if he takes it badly.

    July 24, 2014 at 8:02 am #805349
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    wakou

    This oh-so-British reticence
    This oh-so-British reticence is a bit silly. Last year I had a my rear wheel shift in the drop outs whilst going downhill, jamming it solid against the chainstay. Over the bars, concussion, head injury, three costly days off work etc. I also could not remember where I had abandoned the bike, and was lucky to find it and get it back. I had transported the bike in a taxi a couple of days before, and had whipped off the wheels to fit it in the boot, and I guess I must have re-assembled it too hastily. And whilst waiting for the tour to pass the other week,I noticed someone’s QR half-closed, I asked him if he minded me putting it right for him. Of course he was pleased and grateful.

    July 23, 2014 at 3:13 pm #805347
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    brooksby

    Thanks, people – if I see him
    Thanks, people – if I see him tonight, I darn well will point it out.

    Haven’t said anything so far, as was worried about ticking him off in case he knew about it (I wondered if he’d closed the nut up too tight, so he couldn’t then close the QR…?)

    July 23, 2014 at 3:13 pm #805345
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    pikeamus

    I had an old bike with a QR
    I had an old bike with a QR lever that was stuck halfway closed. It couldn’t be shifted either way regardless of what I did to it, so when my back wheel got buckled (caught in a train door, heh) I just got rid of the bike as I was never going to get the damn thing off.

    I had a rider pass me and tell me about it. I said “Yeah, it’s stuck that way.”
    He said, “Suit yourself,” and rode off swiftly. I certainly took no offence, though I’m pretty sure he thought I was a idiot. đŸ™‚

    July 23, 2014 at 3:06 pm #805343
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    earth

    Free-wheel past. Your
    Free-wheel past. Your ability to pass him without even pedaling will be such a display of cycling prowess that he will have no option but to take heed.

    Or even better, close it for him while you pass. If he complains just tell him you are his support vehicle doing a mid-ride repair.

    July 23, 2014 at 2:50 pm #805341
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    mzungu

    Um – I’d just tell him it
    Um – I’d just tell him it looks open as you cycle past (extra point’s for not being out of breath or visibly straining).

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