Bad new for Trek...

[Smithjss70]

Not retro related but certainly of interest to the community.

Prayers out to those affected

http://money.cnn.com/2015/04/22/news/tr ... index.html

 

[FluffyChicken]

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Not bad news for them, all they are doing is replacing a Quick Release. Doubt the lawsuits for the injured would have cost them too much.

No doubt there are many other bikes in the same position though.

 

[greencat]

I wonder what exactly the issue is, and why it is specific to Trek?

Perhaps the quick release lever is long enough on their own branded QR that you can push it closed so it touches the disc? Or perhaps it's simply assembled to make the risk of that more likely?

Ahh...there is a full explanation here:

http://www.bikeradar.com/mtb/news/artic ... all-44144/

The problem occurs on accidental opening or incorrect usage. Real nasty.

 

[FluffyChicken]

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It's that the q/r can open and swing back into the disc and then trap against the frame. The newer ones cannot do that as they are limited on how far they can open.

 

[Smithjss70]

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Not bad news for them, all they are doing is replacing a Quick Release. Doubt the lawsuits for the injured would have cost them too much.

No doubt there are many other bikes in the same position though.

I wouldn't call it good news. In my industry, a recall is one of the biggest, blackest eyes you incur, especially if there are injuries involved.

Not to mention confidential US & Canada sales exposure to their competition on certain models from years 2000 to 2015. Hardly glass raising news for Trek from my perspective.

 

[fagin]

They are just ordinary old Shimano QRs. Must be billions out there.

If I buy a bike with anything else on I change them - work perfectly for me.

Seems like people are not doing them up properly - using the lever to turn the nut, but not to tighten them up.

 

[jimo746]

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It's definately not good new for Trek...

Affected customers will receive free replacement skewers, plus a £15 / US$20 / AU$20 coupon redeemable at any Trek dealer toward any Bontrager product through December 31, 2015

Trek has stated that the maximum number of bikes potentially affected within the EU stands at 690,000

If every single one of those bikes was affected, and was taken into a Trek dealer to have the problem rectified, then that's over £10M cost to Trek in the EU alone. Potentially.

The safety issue only arises when the skewer is incorrectly used and left in the ‘open’ position.

I know people who do just this, spin the lever around to tiighten up the wheel, instead of tightening it and then flipping the lever into the "closed" position :roll:

So, what if I were to "incorrectly use" my TV and watch it underwater? would Toshiba replace it for free and give me a Coupon??

 

[My_Teenage_Self]

Another way of looking at it; Trek are the first manufacturer to take responsibility for the problem?

If it's a shimano part, then many other sellers would have used it too?

 

[sephscott13]

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just been out to check my wifes brand new trek excailiber 9 and it has this quick release it isnt branded shimano but looks similar to the older ones if the quick release becomes loose and then opens it can swing right back into the disc and then get pulled round and trapped under the fork jamming the front wheel. if its done up tight enough this shouldnt happen but only the other day after a long ride (and a crash) i noticed that both quick releases on her bike had become a little loose.

 

[02gf74]

Only affects if skewer undoes itself due to not being tightened correctly.

Never theless, i will check my skewers as a precaution.