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Shimano brake cable recall
Shimano announces recall of road bike brake cables that could fail (a very
dangerous situation)- We received a semi-cryptic recall notice from Shimano regarding brake cables the other day, and have put together a page that hopefully explains it (along with photos so you can identify good & bad). It may be found at www.ChainReaction.com/recallshimanocable.htm Please note that this recall is essentially only for aftermarket cables, and doesn't affect any cables sold prior to April of 2003. This means that cables that were part of a component group, or found on a new bike, shouldn't be defective. However, the same rules for determining whether defective or not apply, so if you want to be safe, you can look at the photos I've posted and make sure you're OK. Also, if anybody finds anything on my page that's at odds with something they've heard, please let me know so I can look into it. My info is based on the recall notice mailed out, along with two conversations with Shimano customer service people on 1/25/05. --Mike Jacoubowsky Chain Reaction Bicycles www.ChainReaction.com IMBA, BikesBelong, NBDA member |
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Should have mentioned that the recall affects road bike cables only, not
mountain bikes. --Mike Jacoubowsky Chain Reaction Bicycles www.ChainReaction.com IMBA, BikesBelong, NBDA member |
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"Mike Jacoubowsky/Chain Reaction Bicycles" wrote
in message ... Should have mentioned that the recall affects road bike cables only, not mountain bikes. Here is a pdf with serial numbers and stuff: http://plaza.ufl.edu/phillee/Consume...n%202005.pd f Back when I had a kid's bike (not that long ago actually), I pulled my brake lever hard and inadvertently pulled off one of the heads off a cable and was a bit upset to find that my brakes no longer worked. We should have sued -- Phil, Squid-in-Training |
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Here is a pdf with serial numbers and stuff:
http://plaza.ufl.edu/phillee/Consume...n%202005.pd f Unfortunately, that info is only good for recognizing the cables in their original point-of-purchase packaging, and no good once they're on the bike. Shimano faxed me a sheet showing tiny pictures of the markings on the heads, which was why I decided to take photos myself and put them up. --Mike Jacoubowsky Chain Reaction Bicycles www.ChainReaction.com IMBA, BikesBelong, NBDA member |
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Mike Jacoubowsky/Chain Reaction Bicycles wrote:
Shimano announces recall of road bike brake cables that could fail (a very dangerous situation)- We received a semi-cryptic recall notice from Shimano regarding brake cables the other day, and have put together a page that hopefully explains it (along with photos so you can identify good & bad). It may be found at www.ChainReaction.com/recallshimanocable.htm Please note that this recall is essentially only for aftermarket cables, and doesn't affect any cables sold prior to April of 2003. This means that cables that were part of a component group, or found on a new bike, shouldn't be defective. However, the same rules for determining whether defective or not apply, so if you want to be safe, you can look at the photos I've posted and make sure you're OK. Also, if anybody finds anything on my page that's at odds with something they've heard, please let me know so I can look into it. My info is based on the recall notice mailed out, along with two conversations with Shimano customer service people on 1/25/05. --Mike Jacoubowsky Chain Reaction Bicycles www.ChainReaction.com IMBA, BikesBelong, NBDA member Mike, many thanks for the clear and concise explanation of the Shimano brake cable recall. This is a real service and you deserve credit for making this available. I was wondering, when was it exactly that I replaced those cables? Probably in 2003 before the Sierra to the Sea, but I can't remember for sure. Maybe it was in 2004. Now I have something to look for. Dave |
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One of our members (Alto Velo) found the recall notice that Shimano put out
for the United Kingdom. It is much more clear and informative than the message provided in this country. It is http://www.shimano-eu.com/cycling/re...tedKingdom.pdf -- __o Keep on Ridin' `\ (*)/(*) *********************************************** * Al Williams * * San Jose CA Chief Cyclist, DNRC * *********************************************** |
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One of our members (Alto Velo) found the recall notice that Shimano put
out for the United Kingdom. It is much more clear and informative than the message provided in this country. It is http://www.shimano-eu.com/cycling/re...tedKingdom.pdf Yes, that's what Shimano *faxed* to me. They said they didn't have anything they could email (which seems silly, given that your link is to a .pdf that certainly could have been!). And, interestingly, they included instructions on releasing the brake cable from the cable guides, so you can inspect the cable head... which was exactly what I was going to work on doing tomorrow for our website. Guess I don't need to now! --Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles www.ChainReactionBicycles.com |
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On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 00:25:32 GMT, "Mike Jacoubowsky/Chain Reaction
Bicycles" wrote: Shimano announces recall of road bike brake cables that could fail (a very dangerous situation)- We received a semi-cryptic recall notice from Shimano regarding brake cables the other day, and have put together a page that hopefully explains it (along with photos so you can identify good & bad). It may be found at www.ChainReaction.com/recallshimanocable.htm Thanks for the note, Mike. BTW, on an unrelated note, I recently picked up a Trek road bike and noticed after I got it home that the handlebar tape was not applied evenly, and there was a 1/4" gap at the bend where you can see the metal bar. Should I take that back and have it re-wrapped, and should there be no charge? I thought since this was an obvious flaw and nothing that I could cause by riding it, it would be ok to take it back in a week for the first tune up of any cables that stretch and it would be fixed free, but thought I'd ask in case I should do it sooner. Sorry for the possibly naive question, first road bike I've bought in a while. jj |
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Mike, thanks for the heads up. I wonder if there is something truly
defective about these cables, or if they just didn't go through the normal inspection process. The uk link says that Shimano is not aware of any actual failures of the cables, but is voluntarily recalling them. Art Harris |
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jj wrote:
Thanks for the note, Mike. BTW, on an unrelated note, I recently picked up a Trek road bike and noticed after I got it home that the handlebar tape was not applied evenly, and there was a 1/4" gap at the bend where you can see the metal bar. Should I take that back and have it re-wrapped, and should there be no charge? I thought since this was an obvious flaw and nothing that I could cause by riding it, it would be ok to take it back in a week for the first tune up of any cables that stretch and it would be fixed free, but thought I'd ask in case I should do it sooner. Sorry for the possibly naive question, first road bike I've bought in a while. I'd take it back, and ask to let me watch and learn how to wrap (or re-wrap) a bar. They should appreciate your zeal for the sport and interest in becoming "self sufficient" down the road. (If the bike's working well otherwise, they can probably do the entire "tune-up" then, too.) Riding mountain bikes for years BEFORE buying a road bike worked out great for me, as maintaining the latter is a piece of cake compared to the former. (But I too would want help with bar tape! Haven't done it yet.) Bill "no headsets, hubs or fork tear-downs; everything else I think I can tackle" S. |
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