{"id":6607,"date":"2015-04-06T06:06:49","date_gmt":"2015-04-06T06:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/theathleteslawyer\/?p=6607"},"modified":"2015-04-06T19:27:22","modified_gmt":"2015-04-06T19:27:22","slug":"6607","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/theathleteslawyer\/2015\/04\/06\/6607\/","title":{"rendered":"When a Bike Falls Apart, What Does the Government Do ?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Bike injury lawyer Doug Landau maintains that when a product is defective when it leaves the manufacturer, it is incumbent upon the bike maker, supplier and even the retail shop to get the word out and prevent needless injury<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When bicycles fall apart or bike components break, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (\u201cCPSC\u201d)\u00a0<\/a>issues a recall in order to try to prevent future injuries and losses. One of the most dangerous defects is when the bicycle\u2019s fork setter tube or handle bars break. This causes the rider to lose control of the bike immediately, and impact with the pavement often results in traumatic brain trauma as well as orthopedic and permanent facial injuries.<\/p>\n

Last April, Felt Bicycles expanded a recall of its bikes because of this very problem. According to the Bicycle Retailer<\/a>, the original recall applied to about 2,100 triathlon and road bikes \u2014 model year 2009 Felt B12, B16 and S32 bikes. The bikes were recalled because their steerer tubes could break. Felt had received 18 reports of the forks breaking, including 5 reports of injuries. The forks were manufactured abroad. The manufacturer is ADK Technology Ltd. in China. The company is working with the Consumer Product Safety Commission to expand the recall to include 2008 model year bikes, models S22 and S32, and the 2010 model year S32, B12, B14 and B16 bikes. The expanded recall involves an additional 1,200 bikes. Consumers were told to stop riding the bikes and to contact their local Felt dealer or call Felt toll free at (866) 433-5887 or online at feltracing.com.<\/p>\n