Rack mount screw snapped mid-ride yesterday

I was rolling down a hill near Downtown Chicago when my pannier suddenly dropped to the side. Turns out one of the bolts holding my rear rack had sheared clean off from all the vibration over time. Anyone got a trick for keeping those rack bolts from backing out or snapping?

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leo56720d ago

Yo, it's usually vibration fatigue that causes the snap, not the bolt backing out.

walker.alex19d agoOG Member

Yeah "vibration fatigue" makes sense. I always figured they just loosened up.