Originally Posted by
dieselrover
I didn't even try the Octagon. I can see it being useful only for riders who like an upright position but want to be able to collapse the stem when folding the bike up to make it smaller. To me it was just another moving part, added weight, and a point of failure.
yes - complete junk and very dangerous - the quick releases used on this bike are low grade aluminum as well. If you look at the employee bikes, they only use the frame and replace all of the junk