Category: Bicycle Industry
A bike parts maker is recalling its EA30 stem used on some 6,400 bicycles in the past two years after reports that the stem can crack.
The recall by Easton Sports involves the Raleigh 2007, XXIX 700c MTN, RX1.0, Diamondback 2007, Mission, and Sortie bicycles with the EA30 stem.
The Scotts Valley, California-based company is making the recall after being notified that a stem broke, causing a minor injury to the bike rider. Easton Sports says the stem had passed all industry tests. The bike stems were made in China ….
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/11/13/manufacturer-recalls-stems-used-on-6-bike-brands/
Electra Bicycles is recalling 6,400 bikes with front-mounted trays and baskets and Moser Enterprises is recalling 5,000 Schwalbe bike tires.
The bikes in the recall include the 2009 Delivery 3i, Delivery 8D, Holiday 3i, Holiday 8i and Surf 3i bicycles with front-mounted trays or baskets as well as trays or baskets sold separately.
The curret recall includes bikes that were part of a front tray recall earlier this year….
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/10/14/recalls-schwalbe-bike-tires-and-bikes-with-front-baskets/
When I started this blog nearly 5 years ago, fixies and singlespeeds were the next big thing. A couple of years later it was the line of Coasting bikes that used Shimano's automatic shifting system.
Now I'm reading that there are a half-dozen or more trends happening simultaneously in the bike world.
Browsing the list supplied by Bicycling magazine's Loren Mooney to the Associated Press (“Where bikes are heading, a look at the trends”), I don't see anything particularly revolutionary. Most are bike styles that have been around in this country or elsewhere for years but are now gaining popularity.
Utility bikes: Good for commuting or errand running, they have old-school looks but new generation components. Some come with belt drives instead of chains. The Civia, above, that I shot at the Seattle International Bicycle Expo has a spring attached to the fork that prevents the front wheel from turning when you're loading the basket. They look like something you'd see in Amsterdam …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/10/07/bike-trends-come-and-go-whats-the-haps-now/
Chicago-based SRAM is recalling 24,000 10-speed bicycle chains with PowerLock connector links because the connector links are brittle and can crack, causing a fall hazard.
SRAM and the US Consumer Product Safety Commission recommend cyclists not ride bikes with these chains until the PowerLock connector links can be checked out at a local bike shop. SRAM is providing free replacements.
The SRAM chains were sold at specialty bicycle retailers nationwide from January through August this year. The PowerLock links were sold for $5 separately, or as part of 10-speed chains for between $35 to $85.
The chains also were installed on some Guru, Surly, Salsa, BMC, Serotta, Seven, and Ridley brand bikes…..
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/09/08/sram-recalls-24000-bike-chains/
The faster that technology progresses for bicycles, the quicker it is that repair and maintenance books fall out of date.
Although many of those books were excellent in their time, anyone trying to do repairs on a new bike might be pretty lost using those books today.
Lennard Zinn, an expert mechanic and technical writer for VeloNews magazine, probably knows this as well as anyone. That's why he's created a third edition for the popular “Zinn and the Art of Road Bike Maintenance.”
The 440-page paperback book, printed in two colors for “easier reference”, explores all the newer high-tech equipment on bikes, as well as including repair and maintenance tips for equipment on older bicycles ….
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/08/21/lennard-zinn-updates-art-of-road-bike-maintenance-book/
Owners of Felt F1X Cyclocross Bikes from 2007 and 2008 should stop riding because a faulty steerer tube can break, causing an injury.
The Irving, California-based bike distributor recalled 1,500 of the bikes manufactured by Aprebic/EVO Industry Co. Ltd., of Taiwan.
Felt received six reports of steerer tubes breaking, causing falls and minor cuts.
Bike specialty stores nationwide sold the bicycles from July 2006 to April 2009 for $1,400 to $1,500 …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/08/19/recalls-felt-1500-cyclocross-bikes-burley-2700-trailers/
REI is recalling 260 bicycles produced four years ago after two reports of fork separations from steering tubes.
The malfunctions caused severe injuries, including broken collarbone and teeth, facial damage and head injuries, according to the recall notice put out by REI and the US Consumer Product Safety Commission.
The bikes in the recall are Novara Trionfo bicycles with Aprebic carbon fiber forks. ….
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/06/02/rei-recalls-2005-model-novara-trionfo-bicycles/
The possibility of hinges cracking on folding bike handleposts has prompted Dahon and REI to recall 11,500 folding bicycles in conjunction with the US Consumer Product Safety Commission.
The agency said there had been 25 reports of the handlepost hinge on these bicycles cracking, including one minor injury involving scrapes and bruises.
The 2008 model year folding bicycles were distributed by Dahon and REI between March 2008 and April 2009 and sold by Dahon dealers and REI stores for between $430 to $1,300. …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/05/12/dahon-and-rei-recall-11500-folding-bicycles/
Specialized Bicycle Components of Morgan Hill, California, is recalling 14,000 2009 model bicycles because of faulty handlebars and 3,000 2004 Roubaix Comp and Roubaix Pro bicycles because of faulty cable stops.
In each case, Specialized recommends that cyclists stop using the bicycles and take them in to their local bike shop for free repair and replacement …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/04/21/combined-17000-bicycles-in-two-specialized-recalls/
I was happy to see one of my old haunts listed among the 8 Bicycle Shops of 2008 chosen by members of the League of American Bicyclists.
The League polled its members to name their favorite bicycle shops and tell why. Shops with the most votes in each of the League's 6 regions were named. One region had a 3-way tie, so a total of 8 shops got the nod.
The winners are …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/04/14/league-names-8-bike-shops-of-the-year-for-2008/
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