So, what happened? Long story short, the frame collapsed near the cross frame after going over a small bump. The bump is so small that the video camera barely shook. Fortunately, I take video of all my rides. Here's the last 5 minutes of the doomed trike before its demise. You won't see much. Just a small bump near the end of the video.
Still awake? Doesn't look like much does it? I had to be rescued by Erika since I didn't feel like walking 15km to get home. I sent Yoshi at HC Works in Osaka an email along with this video as soon as I got home. After the shock abaded, I took some photos of the damage...this is the "bad" part.
Now come on...really? This happened because of that tiny bump in the road? I believe that bump was the straw that broke the camels back. This frame was defective out of the factory. It was just a matter of time. I was extremely lucky this didn't happen when I was on the road with cars flying by. I think ICE is lucky, too. In the last post, I will let you know what the ICE "inspection" revealed. Hint: We would never admit to having a frame defect. Why just think that would do for business?!
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