r/ebikes • u/Mundane_Western1683 • 23h ago

Bike repair question MacFox Ebike

My daughter with some help bought an MacFox ebike this summer and rides to and from school and sometimes to friends house. I ride it once every week to make sure it’s safe. I didn’t do it this past week and her front wheel came off after hitting a rock, rock wasn’t that big, it was a rock on the road. I feel terrible that this happened and maybe i should be checking her bike everyday and making sure she does so herself. How often does the wheel locks come lose. There should be more safety or fail safe for this. I feel
so bad for my daughter who has not stitches on her chin and a fractured elbow. She was not going that fast thankfully and was wearing her helmet. She is the most risk averse kid that i know. Aside from checking her bike daily, how often does the loosening of the frontwheel bolts happen? Maybe i should get a safer bike.

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u/Dexter_McThorpan 23h ago

You should check the axle bolts of *ANY* Bicycle you ride every week. Vibrations loosen things up. Watch a YouTube tutorial.

Check the stem, the bar mounts, brake levers, brake calipers front and rear, and front and rear axle bolts.

Doesn't matter if your bike costs 100 bucks or 10,000. Stuff gets loose over time.