Apparently those aliens investigated folding the bike too; when they unfolded it, the gear cable formed a big loop. They didn't realise the cable has to go back to the front.
Looking at the saddle angle and comparing against your first pic, they also adjusted that...
yeah, sometimes I am not that careful when I put it together after a flight.
I just adjust it as I go.
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