This recall is for bicycles with a faulty quick release lever that can jam a front disc brake rotor : http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2015...t-Disc-Brakes-to-Replace-Quick-Release-Lever/
CPSC Bicycle Recall
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That is a huge recall!
About time something happened with this though, when I first read about the issues, it seems like over a year ago...
Luke.
About time something happened with this though, when I first read about the issues, it seems like over a year ago...
Luke.
It's a bogus issue; it's only a problem if you don't know how to operate a q/r lever. If you tighten it down sufficiently and use the lever's cam (like you're supposed to), you'll never have a problem. If you use the lever as a wingnut, then yeah, you might have problems... but you probably can't ride safely, anyway..
trek has been replacing levers for months. not really an 'about time' kind of thing.
remember: there's nothing wrong with the operation of the levers. they're not actually 'faulty'. they clamp and hold as securely as always. if a bonehead rides with the lever 'open' it can contact the rotor.
whenever you make something .....-proof someone will always invent a better ........
remember: there's nothing wrong with the operation of the levers. they're not actually 'faulty'. they clamp and hold as securely as always. if a bonehead rides with the lever 'open' it can contact the rotor.
whenever you make something .....-proof someone will always invent a better ........
Sure, that's one way to "solve" the "problem"; the other way would be to actually close the lever. Read the recall; the problem is with q/r levers that are left in the open position.
At first I thought this was something with the cheesy Chinese-made QRs that make up most of the market, but it's really down to user-error. I disagree with making others pay to protect the stupid from themselves. This is the information age! Ignorance today is a choice, though, in this case, I suppose people have to have the inclination to look, which they probably don't even realize they need to do. Perhaps instead of a recall, they should be able to put out a kind of PSA making people aware of the correct way to use QRs.
I further believe that everybody should have at least a rudimentary idea about how things work not only for safety, but to be able to truly appreciate the value of things (rather than the social cache of a brand that may or may not reflect actual value), to not get ripped off by mechanics, to recognize good mechanics from bad, to help preserve and increase the class of craftsman, and get more people interested in making their own stuff. Not everybody has the ability to grasp mechanics, but the basics shouldn't be too hard. Of course, the schools don't have money to teach kids how to even write beyond what used to be a third-grade level, it seems, so I might as well be declaring my desire for everyone to have their own unicorns. Make mine brown and black like a thoroughbred and ornery as hell!
I further believe that everybody should have at least a rudimentary idea about how things work not only for safety, but to be able to truly appreciate the value of things (rather than the social cache of a brand that may or may not reflect actual value), to not get ripped off by mechanics, to recognize good mechanics from bad, to help preserve and increase the class of craftsman, and get more people interested in making their own stuff. Not everybody has the ability to grasp mechanics, but the basics shouldn't be too hard. Of course, the schools don't have money to teach kids how to even write beyond what used to be a third-grade level, it seems, so I might as well be declaring my desire for everyone to have their own unicorns. Make mine brown and black like a thoroughbred and ornery as hell!
Someone say my name??? Thata be a Meeeee.....Hit @ind-chuckz up for one; I think he's got one like that, in yellow.
Looks like I misunderstood what the recall was.
I thought they were finally admitting there was an issue that the wheel can slip out of the forks when using QR's with disc brakes...
Quoting from the Sheldon Brown page:
- A front disc brake caliper behind the fork blade generates a powerful force tending to loosen a quick release and pull the wheel out of the fork. Special hub and fork designs are needed to surmount this problem.
https://web.archive.org/web/2008030...djames/home/disk_and_quick_release/index.html
Looks like I need to read more thoroughly in the future!
Luke.
I'm probably alone in this, and i'm not motivated by any paranoia about Q/R failure, but I have a tendency to run solid axles on most of my bikes. Not all of'm, yet, b/c it does cost a few bucks and take a few minutes... but I like'm more on disc wheels, and anything other than a fixed vertical axle. It's just a more heavy-duty solution.
Some allen keyed skewers would be a good solution for those who don't trust or know how to properly use regular quick release skewers.
http://www.jensonusa.com/Halo-Hex-Key-Skewers
I use these on my seat post clamp too.
http://www.jensonusa.com/Halo-Hex-Key-Skewers
I use these on my seat post clamp too.
Another explanation as well as an instructional video of the No.2 Pencil Test here ; http://quickreleaserecall.com
Next thing is they will be recalling seats because if you leave the QR open riders may fall off their bikes.
Or recalling double footed kickstands because if you leave them down, lean forward and pedal, the defective bike won't go anywhere.
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Or recalling double footed kickstands because if you leave them down, lean forward and pedal, the defective bike won't go anywhere.
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When I build disc brake bikes at work i usually run the quick release on the right side anyway. That way after a hard ride if you have to take off the front wheel to get the bike in the back seat, you don't rest your your sweaty palm on the hot disc.
Problem solved.
Problem solved.
Dude, just stop, unless you want a massive recall on trees, bushes, and shrubs. Unintended impact with trees while riding may also result in a crash. Take a #2 pencil and throw it at your tree. If it bounces off, your tree may be included in this recall!
