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Serious risk Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 13 Oct 2005In the weekly report of 14 Oct 2005 (week 41, 2005)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 8 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Description
Bicycle handlebars "PRO cycle equipment - PRO-XLT-OPS Aero handlebars".(Type/model: PR320328 and PR320329).<i>Description</i>: Aero anatomic oversized (31.8 mm) handlebars for road racing bicycles; breadth 42 and 44 cm; sold as an aftermarket product.
Risk
Risk of injury. The central wall of this particular type of bar may be too thin and could fail in use, causing the rider to lose control of his bicycle. Seven failures without severe injury were reported.
Measures
  • Placing on the market voluntarily stopped, product recall from consumers
Notifying country
Luxembourg
Country of origin
Taiwan
Alert type
Consumer

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0543/05
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2005-41 (XML)
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