How not to impress ladies (or why I hate bolt on front wheels)

i had to adjust the back axel to make sure the drive train was straight and moved clean and i have no idea how i forgot to tighten the nuts on the fork. i'm really glad it was me that took the bump and not her though.

oh in my defense i work sales 75% of the time (usually i just deal with any ss or fixie issues, and do spot repairs) and we always have a second look on any builds that go out. i guess i was just excited to get her on a bike and go riding and it slipped my mind.

Many years ago I once rode my shit mountain bike the whole length of Oxford Street (a mile or so) with the quick release completely undone as I had forgot to check it - towards the end of oxford street I spotted something in a window of a clothes shop I thought I would hop up onto the pavement and take a look at. This was around 4-5 in the morning (working nights on the way home) so no one was around to see my front wheel fall out of the fork dropouts - get caught by the front brake - and me and the bike get tossed forward onto the pavement.

I was ok, juts cuts and scratches, but the fork and the wheel were totally fucked, I walked home.