Does anyone know what kind of screw or nut this (front) wheel is missing, it broke down in the middle of the road and nice man helped me but a thing was lost in the process on getting a rope from a sportsbag unstuck, i have no knowledge and how to repair bikes and I’m very desperate I need it to go to training and to school otherwise I have to walk 50 minutes and 25 minutes and my father refuses to help in any way . I found a picture online and I think it looks similar to this but I’m not sure I could be wrong (picture 4 and 5). Do I need to go to a repair shop and what do I tell them, if there other solutions please tell me it will be hard to do that
by Mrbeef111
4 Comments
Sadly I don’t have a picture of the bike and it’s parked far away
You need a front quick release skewer. Any bike shop should have one in stock.
It’s not a bolt you are missing, it’s the spring (same as what is on the pic 3), and the nut on the end. Can’t tell if the quick release broke or if it was just so loose it fell off on its own, but I would take it in to a bike shop
Of all the breakdowns to have, this one is an easy fix so don’t panic. If you have a bike shop handy, just bring in what you have and they can source a full replacement or as others mentioned, just sell (or give) you the missing spring and nut. Very affordable and simple fix.
On another note, to avoid unfortunate situations like this you can do an occasional bolt check to make sure everything remains tight on your bike. Some come loose over time and I experienced this just this week with my stem. Could have been bad so like you, I’ve learned my lesson.