Posts under ‘Product Recalls’

Commuter and utility bike company Civia has issued a voluntary recall of the carbon fork equipped on all their Hyland bikes.
A few weeks ago we became aware that our carbon fork does not meet our expectation for product safety.  We have seen a couple forks begin to crack around the steerer tube and one had [...]

Seattle Bike Supply working with the Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a voluntary recall of their 2010 Redline Conquest Pro cyclocross bike.
The bicycle’s fork legs can separate from the fork crown and cause the rider to lose control, posing a risk of serious injury if the rider falls.
The firm is aware of three reports [...]

Last week, Easton Sports and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the voluntary recall of Easton’s EA30 Stems.
The bicycle stem can crack and cause the rider to lose control, posing a risk of serious injury if the rider falls. The company received a report of a stem breaking, causing a minor injury to the [...]

Child trailer maker Burley has issues a voluntary recall of 2009 d’Lite ST and Solo ST trailers due to a problem with the manufacturing of the axle that can cause separation in use. The affected axles may not be press fit correctly causing the axle to loosen and break the welds securing it.

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Felt Bicycles working with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a voluntary recall of about 1450 2007/2008 F1X Cyclocross bicycles due to possible failure of the F1X Fork.
Here are the details:
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Felt Bicycles has a voluntary recall of about 1450 2007/2008 F1X Cyclocross bicycles.

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Component maker SRAM working with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a voluntary recall of the PowerLock connection for 10 speed chain due to “a potential for the PowerLock connector link outer plate to fail.”
This recall does not effect chains nor connectors on 8 or 9 speed chains. Only PowerLock connectors at issue [...]