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RECALL: 2009 Felt Models B16 and S32 Bicycles

Felt Bicycles’ Australia distributor, Southcott Pty Ltd, have issued a recall for all Felt 2009 model year B16 and S32 TT bicycles as the steerer may crack and fail causing the stem to come loose potentially resulting in loss of steering control. That is there is a possibility of the fork cracking at the top [...]

RECALL: Echelon Sports/3T—3T Ventus Ltd & Team editions

  The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s Recalls Australia has announced a recall of 3T Ventus Ltd & Ventus Team bicycle aerobars (tri bars). The effected bars where sold between January 2009 and April 2010 by a number of retailers including Glen Parker Cycles here in Western Australia. The reported hazard is that the two [...]

RECALL – Apollo Radius Racer X AL Children’s Bicycle

  The Apollo Bicycle Co Pty Ltd has issued a recall on March 10, 2010 of the above children’s bicycle. There is no identification marks, but the recall applies to the 2008/09 and 2009/10 model year of which all units are Silver/Red as pictured.  The bikes where sold between July 2008 and December 2009. They [...]

Recall – Shimano PRO Hi-Comp Bicycle Stems

Shimano Australia (phone 1300 731 077) have released a press release in respect to their PRO Hi-Comp Bicycle Stems. PRO has identified a potential safety issue involving the PRO Hi-Comp road racing bicycle stems produced between November 2003 and June 2006. Due to fatigue these stems may crack and eventually break. If this happens during [...]

Recall: Easton EA30 aluminium bicycle stem

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Recalls Australia has announced a recall of Easton EA30 aluminium four bolt bicycle stems, manufactured between January, 2007 and August, 2009.  According to Recalls Australia, the stems are date coded from January, 2007 (A7) through August, 2009 (H9). The reason for the recall is that Stem could break in use, [...]