The Cannondale Bicycle corporation is recalling 1,300 bicycle sold since October because they're missing the plastic spoke protector discs on the rear wheel.
Although no falls or injuries have been reported to Cannondale, the discs are required to prevent a poorly adjusted chain from shifting into the rear-wheel spokes and causing a sudden stop.
The Cannondale “Six” model bikes with the missing discs are Six 5 Compact…
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/03/17/cannondale-recalling-bicycles-without-plastic-discs/
The Electra Bicycle Co. is recalling 3,000 of its delivery style bikes because the front tray can come loose, potentially causing the rider to lose control and fall.
The company based in Vista, California, reports four such incidents, including one with minor cuts and bruises.
The company is recalling 3,000 Delivery 3i, Delivery 8D, Holiday 3i and Surf 3i models in conjunction with the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The bikes were sold through Electra Bicycle dealers from October 2008 to February 2009, costing between $600 and $750 …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/03/11/electra-bicycle-co-recalls-bikes-with-front-trays/
Now that the 2009 North American Handmade Bicycle Show is history, the Oregon Bicycle Constructors Association says it will hold its own show for handbuilt bicycles this fall.
The Oregon Handmade Bicycle Show on Oct. 31 and Nov. 1 will be the association's second such show (the first was in 2007). Members plan for it to become an annual show in the future.
The non-profit trade group in Oregon promotes hand-built bicycles, and its members had the opportunity to display their wares at the NAHBS that's been held on the West Coast the past couple of years …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/03/04/oregon-handmade-bicycle-show-in-the-fall/
Let me throw a little light on a photography contest that came my way.
Light-maker Princeton Tec is sponsoring a “Got Lights on Bike” photo contest that features images of anything involving lights on a bicycle.
All you have to do is upload a picture of a bicycle with lights to Princeton Tec's flickr.com photo contest page. Judges will choose three winners in each of five categories after the contest deadline of April 12 …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/03/04/bike-gear-prizes-in-lights-on-bicycle-photo-contest/
Relocating the North American Handmade Bicycle Show to Indianapolis did nothing to hurt its popularity this weekend.
The show celebrated its fifth year — its first in the midwest — with overall attendance at 6,500 enthusiasts, nearly equal to Portland's record draw last year.
The show also drew a geographical mix of bicycle-builders from across the US. The list of winners demonstrates the widespread interest among builders, with “bests” ranging from Portland, Oregon, to Cleveland, Ohio, to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Show owner Dan Walker is based in Indiana, and he says that two-thirds of the US population is within a day's drive of Indianapolis.
Among those winners, the Peoples Choice award went to Sam Whittingham …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/03/02/north-american-handmade-bicycle-show-winners/
Salsa Bicycles is recalling 8,600 faulty handlebar stems after receiving three reports that they broke or cracked under normal use.
The handlebar stems were sold as individual aftermarket items and installed on bicycles from November 2007 to December 2008.
Salsa requests that consumers stop using bikes equipped with the CroMoto S.U.L. handlebar stem and return the bikes to dealers for free inspection and replacement …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/02/28/salsa-recalls-handlebars-stems-bicycles/
Mavic USA is recalling 12,000 R-SYS front wheels that were sold as original equipment on road bicycles or sold separately during a 19-month period ending in December.
The company says that the carbon tubular spokes on the front wheels can break, causing a crash and fall hazard. Mavic received one report of a fall.
Mavic and the US Consumer Product Safety Commission are urging bicyclists to stop using the wheels immediately.
Free, upgraded R-SYS replacement wheels will be available beginning March 31. To make things right, R-SYS owners can turn in their recalled wheels immediately and receive a Aksium wheel for immediate use that they can keep after the R-SYS are delivered …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/02/04/mavic-recalls-12000-r-sys-front-wheel-rims/
The Bicycle Design blog has announced the winner in its “commuter bike for the masses” design competition, and it's the ThisWay bike designed by Torkel Dohmer.
Blogger James Thomas came up with the idea of a contest to ferret out some bicycle designs that would coax non-cyclists out of their cars and onto the bike lanes for commuting to work.
The lightweight bike would be made of composite materials and hydro-formed aluminum with built-in LED lights in the front and back powered by a battery that recharged by solar cells. There's also space for a briefcase on the back. And it has a roof …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/01/23/commuter-bicycle-design-contest-winner/
Giant Bicycle is recalling about 1,000 TCR Advanced SL and SL (ISP) bicycles and frames because a problem in the density of the steerer tube can cause the forks to crack and break.
The 2009 model bicycles were sold from August through December last year for between $3,300 and $7,500. Cyclists are urged to stop riding the bicycles immediately and take them in to a Giant dealer for inspection and replacement fork.
The recall notice posted at the Consumer Product Safety Commission describes the part …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/01/14/giant-recalls-1000-bikes-and-frames-for-fork-flaw/
Attention female bicycle riders: Trek is sponsoring a contest for you. It's not about speed — it's about life experiences and the bicycle.
The 2009 Women Who Ride Contest seeks to find five women to respresent female Trek bicycle riders and to blog about their lives as women, cyclists and members of the larger bicycling community.
The contest runs until Jan. 24. Entrants are asked to write a 500-word essay describing why they ride and the imporance a bicycle plays in their lives. Trek will choose five, one each from the categories mountain, road, triathlon, bike path, and urban …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2009/01/10/trek-launches-contest-for-women-who-ride-bicycles/
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