An Oopsies: Chapter 1 "The Snappening"

It was a foggy evening in Harsupreet's garage, and the electric bike conversion kit was installed on our tricycle. It was ready to test using the throttle. Anxiety flooded the garage as a reluctant finger slowly pushed the throttle. After what seemed like an eternity, the buzzing prelude of the motor welcomed the inching movement of the tricycle . The feeling was surreal; we all felt like Elon Musk. "Tesla better watch out", we all thought. Something that seemed only like a fabrication of the mind finally became a reality. Nothing could possible go wrong now.

With an immortal confidence, we threw a human on the tricycle to test the motor. 3,2,1. SNAP! What just happened?

From a stand-still, in the middle of a garage, it was only a matter of seconds when all we heard was a deafening snap. A snap that echoed into our souls and crushed the throne we sat highly on. After the most puzzling minute, we found out what happened. The fork drop outs, which holders the axle of the front wheel BLDC motor, snapped.