I got my 221ti in March and, as a beginner, I have not been terribly hard on it. I may have only dropped it a few times, and never from any significant height. However, several days ago I went for a mellow ride and was just hopping on the flat sidewalk. I squatted down just to get a boost (not to clear a gap, mind you, but just to land back on the sidewalk) and just then, at the moment I was loaded, SNAP!!! my fork shattered ... the part inside my head tube. I came crashing to the ground along with tears, brake fluid, and shattered metal... my handlebars still in hand. There was no reason for this it seems, but now I am broken. I am just terrified that something like that is going to happen at a less opportune moment. I mean, I had prime equipment and there was no hard landing, just hopping. If I would have been on a wall, it could have spelled disaster. How do I mentally overcome the doubt in my weaponry after such a menial battle is lost? I need to hear from people who have gotten hurt due to bike malfunction but kept going anyway. Did you have the same doubts?