Incidents of the front suspension arm breaking reaffirm that Bhavish Aggarwal’s company may have pushed an improperly finished scooter into the market.
On a warm November afternoon, Soumo Bakshi picked up his daughter from school and the two were on their way home. The 11 km drive between the school and home is a quiet stretch, mostly good with some rough patches, like most roads in Bengaluru. With about 3-4 km to go, Bakshi felt the front wheel of his Ola S1 Pro wobble. Before he could stop the scooter, the suspension unit broke. The front wheel buckled and came under the scooter. His daughter bumped into him from behind and Bakshi’s chest hit the handlebar as they fell to the ground. …
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