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Product Recall Number: 10-175

Why was recalled?

"The two rubber hand grips on the aerobars (handle bars) can loosen or slip off during use, posing a fall or injury hazard to the rider."

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  • Product Recall Number: 10-175

  • Product Safety Warning Number:

  • Date: 2010-03-22

  • Product Safety Warning Date:

  • Name Of Product: None Listed

  • Description: The two rubber hand grips on the aerobars (handle bars) can loosen or slip off during use.

  • Hazard Description: "The two rubber hand grips on the aerobars (handle bars) can loosen or slip off during use, posing a fall or injury hazard to the rider."

  • Consumer Action: None Listed

  • Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed

  • Remedy Type: Repair

  • Units: About 325

  • Incidents: Two incidents were reported to 3T involving adults with minor abrasions.

  • Remedy: Contact BikeMine to receive a free redesigned rubber grip set and adhesive kit or information on how to bring your Ventus bar to a local retailer for a repair.

  • Sold At: "Independent bicycle retailers and Internet retailers nationwide sold the aerobars from January 2008 through November 2009 for about $1,200 for the Ltd. models and $1,000 for the Team models."

  • Importers: None Listed

  • Manufacturers: None Listed

  • Distributors: "BikeMine, of Oklahoma City, Okla.; Quality Bicycle Parts, of Bloomington, Minn.; Security Bicycle Accessories, of Hempstead, N.Y.; and Bicycle Technologies International, Ltd. (BTI), of Santa Fe, N.M."

  • Manufactured In: Taiwan

  • Custom Label: Designer

  • Custom Field: "3T Cycling Srl, Italy"