I WAS DRIVING DOWN A CITY STREET, GOING ABOUT 35 PROBABLY AND HAD TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP BECAUSE THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED SUDDENLY. I HIT THE BRAKES AND THE FRONT TELESCOPIC FORK (ON MY LEFT SIDE) SNAPPED IN HALF AND I LAID THE BIKE DOWN (ON THE RIGHT SIDE). DID NOT HIT ANY OTHER CARS, JUST HIT MY BRAKES AND IT SNAPPED. LUCKILY I WAS OK. THE ROAD WAS A GOOD ROAD, NO POT HOLES OR OTHER IMPERFECTIONS.