Nashbar is recalling 300 tandem trailers because the misassembled trailer hitches can become unstable when making turns.
The Canfield, Ohio-based mail order and web retailer marketed the Nashbar Lil' Shadow Tandem Trailers (click on picture), which were made for Nashbar in Taiwan.
The black, single-wheel bicycle trailer attaches to the seatpost of an adult-sized bicycle. The affected bicycle trailers have …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/06/20/recall-nashbar-lil-shadow-tandem-trailer/
If you're worried about finding a good repair shop for your bicycle this summer, check out the Puget Sound Consumer Checkbook summer/fall issue.
The other day I came across a copy, which scored 48 Seattle-area bike shops on sales and repair. Fourteen bike repair shops and eight retail shops received the 'zine's top rating — a checkmark. It also scored local auto repair shops, florists …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/06/02/seattle-areas-14-best-bike-repair-shops/
Sales of “Made in Taiwan” bicycles and bike parts continued to roll along in the first three months of 2005.
The Chinese Economic News Service reports bicycle output up 24% and parts — such as wheel rims, spokes and lights — up 23%.
The quarterly report also says shipment delays by Shimano, Japan largest bike component manufacturer, forced Taiwan bike …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/05/31/made-in-taiwan-emblem-on-more-bikes/
Quality Bicycle Products of Bloomington, Minnesota, is recalling 18,000 threadless bicycle stems under the brand name Dimension Bicycle Road and Mountain Threadless Handlebar Stems.
The stems, manufactured in Taiwan and China, can crack or break, according to a press release from the US Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/05/05/recall-dimension-brand-bicycle-threadless-stems/
Mavic bicycle wheels are getting a new owner. Germany-based adidas-Salomon AG is selling its Salomon business segment (including Mavic) to Finland's Amer Sports.
Mavic has been around for a long time. It traces its roots back to 1889 with a nickel-plating operation in Lyon, France, and soon thereafter to a company that made parts for velocipedes — soon to be known as bicycles.
For more on the sale >
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/05/02/a-new-spin-for-adidas-mavic-bicycle-wheel-brand/
I got excited when I ran across this list of the top 100 bicycle shops.
Finally, I thought, someone has gone to the trouble to create an up-to-date guide to the best shops in the US. Now I can find someone who I can trust to repair my bicycle without ripping me off or making it worse than before….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/04/25/is-your-local-bicycle-shop-in-the-top-100/
Road cyclists who bought frames from Roark Custom Titanium Cycles need to check for cracks.
Roark, in cooperation with Consumer Product Safety Commission, said frames on 422 bicycles produced and sold between January 1997 and December 2004 could crack and …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/03/15/recall-roark-titanium-bicycle-frame/
Schwinn, Murray, Huffy … the names of bicycle makers that have closed factories in the US or moved overseas goes on and on. Although most of the big operations have packed up and left, small frame builders are making a resurgence.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/03/14/mom-and-pop-frame-makers-future-of-us-bicycle-industry/
The Canadian conglomerate that now produces Schwinn brand bicycles reports it had a record year in 2004. Dorel Industries said profits were up 69%. It credited its acquisition of Pacific Cycle, the owner of the Schwinn brand, for its success.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/03/09/riding-a-schwinn-bicycle-all-the-way-to-the-bank/
I was mildly surprised when I first learned that the bicycle Lance Armstrong rides in the Tour de France is available for sale to mere mortals like me.
I thought there must be secret technology involved in manufacturing the bike. Lance wouldn't want Trek Bicycles to make the bike available to possible competitors, just like the US …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2005/03/03/ride-like-lance-or-at-least-ride-his-bicycle/
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