Old 09-28-17, 04:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Hisamatsu
Ouch, the poor guy had to spend 2 days in the hospital after it broke off.
This exact thing happened to my first folder, a Strida 2, many years ago. Luckily, it was on the first pedal stroke as I was starting up from a stop, so other than a momentary loss of balance and looking like a fool in front of a couple motorists I was unhurt.
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