Originally Posted by
FBinNY
In the interest of fairness an perspective this sounds much worse than it is.
First of all, the problem only occurs if the bike is ridden with the QR in the open position, and any bike with the QR closed properly has no problem.
Secondly, while they are recalling "bikes" the reality is that they're only recalling the QR skewers. Those who are concerned can exchange the skewers or protect themselves by properly closing the QR (duh!!!), and/or reversing the skewer so the lever is on the "no brake" side.
I've read the recall and it's about as dumb as "if you drive your car with loose lug nuts the wheels will fall off."
People should be shown how to properly use a QR skewer when buying a new bike. Frankly this recall should not even exist.