Wheel Adapter Problem

[quiethorse]

Hey guys. I thought I would share this picture. Both of my front wheels came off while I was riding. Ouch! There was a bolt that goes through the wheel adapter and axle. I'm assuming that this bolt was either too small or too loose which allowed some rotational slip between the adapter and the axle. I think this eventually fatigued the metal in the wheel adapter. I don't know if they are all like this by I would advise others to make sure the bolt is the right size and that it's tight.

I'll just cut the old tubing off and weld a new one on. No big deal to fix but a real pain in the butt getting the argo back home!