from the US Importer on the Yahoo Birdy Folding Bike Group :
I just a {sic} technical confirmation on the "recall" for the hinge on some of the
Birdy II bikes. It does not seem to be as much a safety issue as it is a
potential mechanical issue.
It seems that some of the early models of the monocoque frame with new latch
mechanism had component parts that were from machined steel and when forced
closed by "over-enthusiastic" hands might gall, crack or bind other parts of the
handlebar folding mechanism .......
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