Originally Posted by
JimF22003
On the local news last night, the news reader said, "if you own any Trek bike that has been sold within the last fifteen years, STOP RIDING IT IMMEDIATELY."
I think that advice might have been a little bit broad.
There may well be some confusion on the recall.
The general advice of any recall is to stop using whatever it is until it is repaired.
In this case, it only applies to Trek bikes (MTBs?) that originally came with front disc brakes and a front QR. It would be a fairly narrow group of relatively high-end MTBs. Were a million built and distributed in the USA?
The advice should be to put the lever on the opposite side of the bike from the disc (right), then go to the shop and get the permanent fix.