As if we needed another example, no, most posters don't listen, and read what's been posted up thread only to the point it agrees with their thoughts.
My tikit doesn't have a serial number. When I inquired, BikeFriday informed me they built some unknown number of tikits during some undocumented production period without serial numbers. I was shocked - even the BSOs at Walmart have serial numbers.
Even though I bought the tikit direct from BikeFriday, they claimed to have no record of ever having done business with me or have any record of the unserialized bike I had purchased from them.
After nine months I did eventually get a replacement stem from BikeFriday on the recall. I swapped it out myself and kept the old one so I'd be able to prove the bike had been repaired if I ever sold it - pretty much the only way, since without records and without a serial number there was no traceability.
Well, that would suck. Here's hoping your new-to-you tikit did make it through the recall.
My replacement tikit stem has a red dot on it (and no headbadge).
The original stem did not have that red dot (but did have a headbadge):
HTH
Hi everyone, this is my first time writing here. I own a secondhand Tikit and I'm trying to figure out exactly how the stem broke and what the solution was. In the photos you've uploaded, it seems that the new replacement stem, the one with the red dot, no longer works with the automatic cable system but instead has a screw to manually lock the folding. Could you confirm this for me?
Was the problem with this steamer a welding issue or a tube wall thickness issue, or was it the automatic locking system through the cables?
Thanks