What mileage is on the actual bike? My guess is that you are being a little gentle and not getting the gear selector all the way home. Unless the bike has high mileage or has been neglected I wouldn't expect it to drop out of second.

My suggestion is to get a bike savvy mate to accelerate it hard to try and replicate the problem.

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