Bad new for Trek...

[scant]

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

exactly. hopefully this doesnt affect every major bike builder, as the knock on financial cost always comes back to the future consumer..

 

[greencat]

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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.

Yep, I once flipped my QR open after bashing a rock - but I now make sure they are not pointing downwards or forwards and are ideally in line with the forks.

 

[paddy311]

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First up..... I have every sympathy for the injured people. However......

Just put the skewer in from the other side. Or am I missing something ?

Old style skewers have always been able to open freely all the way past 180 degrees. Surely when you fit the wheel you check it can't jam up if it opens ? I know I do.

 

[Ciclista772]

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I got the email this morning advising me about the issue with a bike I bought on a cycle scheme, I wasn't going to bother taking it in but they are offering a £15 voucher as goodwill also, will cover some of the cost of a replacement tyre I needed anyway.

 

[sickpup]

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

Maybe not, take a read of this. Old news but possibly relevant.

 

[FluffyChicken]

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A Voucher will not set them back £15, it is a cheap option and only against their Bonty products. They only loose what it cost them to make and deliver and redeem the shop. They still tally a sale.
They still get people to know they can buy their Bontrager products and try them out.

It's not a lot of money, and it's never harmed fork manufacturer when the crowns where recalled (rockshox/specialised keeping it retro) parts snapped etc and sales details where produced then. There are a string of recalls for bike products.

They've turned a bad thing (in the case of the paraplegic) into a marketing exercise now. Like above most will not bother unless they thing they could use the £15.

Not going to break the bank is it.

 

[legrandefromage]

Theres still a recall for those nasty old Shimano chainsets

http://www.specialized.com/OA_MEDIA/pdf ... ul1997.pdf

 

[Osella]

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Interesting (year-old) article from James Huang on the QR topic. http://www.bikeradar.com/road/gear/arti ... les-40005/

Now I've seen the problem, I can identify with what they're talking about and yes, certain skewers can reach your front disc if they're aligned with the lever on the left & the lever itself is long enough to reach the disc. Simple fix tho as said earlier - put the axle in the other way round! No disc tab on the right of pretty much any disc wheel ever. Not really an issue applicable to retrobiking in may cases tho..

This does sound like a lawyer-induced recall, but I'll be willing to bet that all the US Trek dealers have been sent a script 'encouraging' store employees to point out how awesome the new QR15 wheels & forks are these days, & how maybe it's time for an "upgrade"..

 

[Davichin]

Maybe the recall should be over the brake discs for being the latest addition to the problem... The skewers were fine before the introduction of the discs...

 

[mattr]

Putting the lever on the right leaves you open to the nut coming unscrewed instead, especially if you are one of the people likely to be affected by the problem, i.e. those who struggle to do a quick release up properly.