morph999 said:
would it be enough to just visually inspect the axle nuts and then take a wrench and just give it a quick turn to see if it's loose or not? I could probably do that every now and then. I hit a bump...man it nearly jarred my teeth loose but bike was still okay.
Visually inspecting for loose axle nuts will only reveal one after it's too late.
My X5 gets torqued down with a 22 mm combination wrench. That gives me 23.5 cm of leverage. I put all my weight on it and give it a bounce.
Let Newton calculate what that's worth. I just figure I'm arm wrestling monster and give it what I've got.*
After the first ride, it took a full quarter turn and a bounce to get it tight again.
It was still tight after the second ride but needed tightening after the third ride.
I ended up having to tighten them about five times in the first ten days.
After that, they stopped getting loose. I know because I'd kept checking them.
Followed the same regime in the days following the tire change. They needed tightening three times and haven't loosened since. They were still tight the last two times I checked.
Any time the wheel is taken out it's in your best interests to bother checking your nuts unless you're nuts.
* The 9 Continent axle is more confidence inspiring than the Crystalyte axle after Justin described the process he witnessed at their factory.