Recalls: Bicycles and Bicycle Accessories

July 7, 2006 Felt Bicycles Announce Recall to Repair Mountain Bicycles for Brake Failure

This recall involves all model year 2005 and 2006 Kinesis made RXC bicycles. The frames on these bicycles are made with carbon fiber rear seat stays and are equipped with V-style brakes, and not equipped with disk brakes from the factory. Frames affected by this recall were shipped to dealers between October 2004 and April 2006. Read more.



March 7, 2006 Nashbar Direct Recall Bicycle Resistance Trainers for Repair

The Nashbar Watt Master and 2006 Fluid trainers are metallic gray with graphic Nashbar "N" decals running vertically along the rear face of the right rear support leg. The recalled item number is printed on the bottom of the last page of the owner's manual. The following are the recalled models: Read more.


March 7, 2006 Fall Hazard Prompts Performance Inc. to Recall Bicycle Resistance Trainers for Repair

Trainers are folding stands that lift and apply resistance to the rear wheel of a standard bike which converts it to a stationary trainer. The CenturyV trainers are gloss black with red and white decals running vertically along the rear face of the rear support legs. The left leg has an additional vertical red "Travel Trac CenturyV" decal. The Travel Trac Mag Force+ has gray front legs and red rear legs. The right rear leg has a large vertical decal on its rear face with "Mag Force" in large yellow letters and "Travel Trac" in small white letters. The recalled models' UPC and item numbers are printed on the packaging. The item number is also printed on the bottom of the last page of the owner's manual. The following are the recalled models: Read more.


January 19, 2006 Syntace USA Recall of Bicycle Handlebar Stems

The recalled bicycle handlebar stem is black. Stems with production codes 01 03 through 45 04, and stems with no production code are included in this recall. The production code is the bottom set of numbers located on the end of the stem. Read more.


December 22, 2005 Recreational Equipment Inc. Recall of Children's Bicycles

The Novara Dirt Rider 20-inch 5-speed and 6-speed bicycles are children's bicycles with 20-inch wheels, an aluminum frame, and multiple speeds. 2003-2004 model year bicycles were red/black or silver/blue frost in color; 2005-2006 model year bicycles were black/gravel or white/powder blue in color. Read more.


October 25, 2005 Delta Cycle Corp. Recall of Picasso Two-Bike Folding Racks

This recall involves Picasso bike racks with a collapsible shelf. The bike rack can be mounted on the wall and has slots to support two bicycles. The metal rack has the Delta logo and name printed on the front of the rack. Read more.


September 2, 2005 World Wide Cycle Supply Inc. Recall of Bicycles Sold at Toys “R” Us

The bicycle has a yellow and red painted flame pattern with a yellow fork and a sticker containing the words “Harley-Davidson” on the fork leg. Only bicycles with the following serial numbers are being recalled: Read more.


August 17, 2005 Torelli Imports Recall of Bicycle Tires

This recall involves Torelli Verona and Lugano Open Tubular bicycle tires with folding Kevlar beads, used to hold the tire to the rim. A red and white label on the sidewall of the Verona model has "Torelli Verona 700 X 23 100-130 psi Handmade Open Tubular" printed on it. A green and white label on the lowed edge of the Lugano model has "Torelli Lugano 700 X 23 100-130 psi Handmade Open Tubular" printed on it. The tires are packaged in red and white boxes with the Torelli logo on the front. Read more.


August 11, 2005 Ritchey Design Inc. Recall of Bicycle Wheels

The above wheels were sold by Ritchey as wheel sets and as rear wheel only and as original equipment on 2004 model year Fuji and Motobecane USA bicycles and the 2005 model year Prestige road bike from Raleigh. The recalled wheels have high flange hubs measuring 60-milimeters in diameter and the hub body is straight between the flanges. Read more.