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IkeSouth

Post subject: TREK is hit with 1 million recalls

Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2015 12:59 pm

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http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/trek-r ... ar-AAbvbk0

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One person was left quadriplegic from the defect

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Trek is offering free replacement quick-releases and a $20 coupon for cyclists who bring their bikes in for inspection and tune-ups.

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"We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience this has caused you,"

quotes slightly out of context but i learned from msn to always bury the lead and go with what will get page hits.

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bigfan

Post subject: Re: TREK is hit with 1 million recalls

Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2015 2:00 pm

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Was about to bring mine in for the tuneup.....guess someone else can contribute to the effort now.

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Hawg Ass

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Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2015 2:13 pm

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We have been working on a huge bid for them, might need to work on importing all these bikes back to them.

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IkeSouth

Post subject: Re: TREK is hit with 1 million recalls

Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2015 2:34 pm

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bigfan wrote:

Was about to bring mine in for the tuneup.....guess someone else can contribute to the effort now.

walk into an authorized trek store and say "can i get the non-paralyzing tuneup?"

you might get a discount

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IkeSouth

Post subject: Re: TREK is hit with 1 million recalls

Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2015 2:36 pm

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Hawg Ass wrote:

We have been working on a huge bid for them, might need to work on importing all these bikes back to them.

it has to be a nightmare for trek. whats sad is if nobody got paralyzed they probably wouldnt even need a recall... and to be honest millions of people wreck their bikes and dont end up disabled, so i dont really pin this on the company but public perception will make them own up to it.

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Chus

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Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2015 2:42 pm

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Maybe the rider was one of those dopes, who was carrying something in their right hand, leaving their free hand to work the front brakes.

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Hawg Ass

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Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2015 2:57 pm

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Furious, do you know anything about these bicycle wrecks?

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IkeSouth

Post subject: Re: TREK is hit with 1 million recalls

Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2015 8:01 pm

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Chus wrote:

Maybe the rider was one of those dopes, who was carrying something in their right hand, leaving their free hand to work the front brakes.

no, the quick release lever when disengaged can flip all the way 180 around and bury itself into the wheel and totally lock it up.

the paralysis was not something anyone could have predicted, but the problem of the lever was known for years.

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Apologist

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Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2015 6:03 am

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Hawg Ass wrote:

We have been working on a huge bid for them, might need to work on importing all these bikes back to them.

Waterloo's finest!

I actually own a Trek... not a bad mid-grade bike. Kind of like the Chevy of bikes... dependeb;e, but not too exciting.

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Apologist

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Posted: Thu Apr 23, 2015 6:07 am

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Chus wrote:

Maybe the rider was one of those dopes, who was carrying something in their right hand, leaving their free hand to work the front brakes.

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