Bike Friday Tikit Recall Notice
11-15-12, 05:24 PM
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Bike Friday Tikit Recall Notice
-----------NEWS from CPSC-----------
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Communications
4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814, www.CPSC.gov Report an Unsafe Product: https://SaferProducts.gov
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 14, 2012
Release #13-038
Firm's Recall Hotline: (800) 777-0258
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
Bike Friday Recalls Tikit Folding Bicycles Due to Fall Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Name of Product: Tikit Folding Bicycles
Units: About 3,800
Manufacturer: Green Gear Cycling Inc., dba Bike Friday, of Eugene, Ore.
Hazard: The tikit bike's handlebar stem can break and cause the rider to lose control, posing a fall hazard to the consumer.
Incidents/Injuries: The firm has received six reports of breaking handlebar stems, resulting in two reports of injuries including scrapes, bruises and a head laceration that required stitches.
Description: This recall involves all models of tikit brand folding bicycles. The 16-inch wheel custom bicycles were sold in various colors. The Bike Friday tikit brand decal is affixed to the bike frame.
Sold by: Bike Friday direct and dealers nationwide from January 2007 through September 2012 for between $900 and $5,000.
Manufactured in: U.S.A.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop riding the bicycle and contact Bike Friday to schedule a free repair.
Consumer Contact: Bike Friday; (800) 777-0258, from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, or visit www.BikeFriday.com (FAQs) and click on "tikit stem recall" for more information.
To see this recall on CPSC's web site, including a picture of the recalled product, please go to:
https://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml13/13038.html
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Communications
4330 East West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814, www.CPSC.gov Report an Unsafe Product: https://SaferProducts.gov
********************************************************
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 14, 2012
Release #13-038
Firm's Recall Hotline: (800) 777-0258
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
Bike Friday Recalls Tikit Folding Bicycles Due to Fall Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Name of Product: Tikit Folding Bicycles
Units: About 3,800
Manufacturer: Green Gear Cycling Inc., dba Bike Friday, of Eugene, Ore.
Hazard: The tikit bike's handlebar stem can break and cause the rider to lose control, posing a fall hazard to the consumer.
Incidents/Injuries: The firm has received six reports of breaking handlebar stems, resulting in two reports of injuries including scrapes, bruises and a head laceration that required stitches.
Description: This recall involves all models of tikit brand folding bicycles. The 16-inch wheel custom bicycles were sold in various colors. The Bike Friday tikit brand decal is affixed to the bike frame.
Sold by: Bike Friday direct and dealers nationwide from January 2007 through September 2012 for between $900 and $5,000.
Manufactured in: U.S.A.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop riding the bicycle and contact Bike Friday to schedule a free repair.
Consumer Contact: Bike Friday; (800) 777-0258, from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, or visit www.BikeFriday.com (FAQs) and click on "tikit stem recall" for more information.
To see this recall on CPSC's web site, including a picture of the recalled product, please go to:
https://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml13/13038.html
11-16-12, 01:47 AM
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Thank You for Coming !, NB: BF is on it, and supplying replacements and
this site, has already had 4 pages of discussion.
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...ING-Stem-Issue
this site, has already had 4 pages of discussion.
https://www.bikeforums.net/showthread...ING-Stem-Issue
