From what I’ve read from a couple of sites (my favorite being foldingtales).

“there is a design flaw with the front wheel hub where there is a small gap at the edges of the floating axle that can allow debris to get in.” This causes the quick release bolt to fuse, therefore disallowing the ability to take the wheel off for breakdown. Force will be needed (hammering) to dislodge it.

Supposedly, the GT version fixes this flaw, among other smaller ones. Unfortunately, the GT is unavailable in the U.S. I had planned to use the Reach instead of a BF NWT for flying/touring, but I may have to rethink that unless I can get my hands on a newer Reach.