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: 2012 Bicycles with Advanced Group carbon … [Read more...]
Giant Bicycle Recalls Two Models; Forks Can Break Causing Fall Hazard
January 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment
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: 2012 Model Year Giant Defy Advanced and … [Read more...]
Bicycle Helmets Recalled by Triple Eight Distribution Due to Risk of Head Injury
January 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Bicycle helmets for children and youth Units: About 30,400 Importer: Triple Eight Distribution, Inc., of Port Washington, N.Y. Hazard: Product testing demonstrated that these helmets do not comply with CPSC safety standards for impact resistance. Consumers could suffer impact head injuries in a fall. Incidents/Injuries: None reported Description: The recalled items are multi-purpose … [Read more...]
Bicycle Friendly Universities Revolutionize Campus Bicycling Culture
October 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Six New Universities are Honored Washington, D.C. - October 10, 2011 - The League of American Bicyclists is announcing six new Bicycle Friendly Universities (BFU) today at the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) conference in Pittsburgh, Pa. "We are pleased to see that so many of our great higher education institutions - large and small - are stepping … [Read more...]
Specialized Bicycle Components Recalls Bicycles Due to Fall Hazard
September 22, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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: Bicycles with Advanced Group carbon … [Read more...]
USA To Host The 2015 World Road Championships
September 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment
RICHMOND, Virginia, Sept 21, 2011 - The International Cycling Union (UCI) selected Richmond, Virginia, as host of the 2015 road cycling world championships on Wednesday, the first US site for the event since 1986. Oman has challenged the American bid before pulling out as a candidate, leaving Richmond, about a two-hour drive south of Washington, to claim the event. The last US host city … [Read more...]
Weehoo Recalls Bike Trailers Due to Fall and Crash Hazards
September 13, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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: Weehoo iGo Bicycle Pedal Trailers Units: … [Read more...]
Luke Rowe Joins Team Sky For 2012 Cycling Season
September 5, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Team Sky have underlined their commitment to developing young British talent by signing Luke Rowe as a neo-pro for the 2012 season. Twenty one-year-old Rowe is one of cycling’s brightest prospects and was a member of the same Olympic Development Programme which helped the likes of Ben Swift, Ian Stannard and Peter Kennaugh achieve their full potential. The Welshman first made a name for … [Read more...]