EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Hobby/sports equipment
Road bicycle Kinesis UK “GlobeAppendix with names and numbers of models <a href="http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/images/rapex/2” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1449/12
Summary
null The products pose a risk of injuries because there is a possibility of the front fork steerer tube breaking, in which case the cyclist could fall and get injured. Four incidents reported.
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Product
Road bicycle — Kinesis UK
- Brand
- Kinesis UK
- Name / model
- GlobeAppendix with names and numbers of models <a href="http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/images/rapex/2 · 2008/2009 Globe bicycles.
- Batch number(s)
- Unknown
- Category
- Hobby/sports equipment
- Road bicycles with Kinesis aluminium forks equipped with aluminium alloy steerer tubes.
What is the risk?
- null The products pose a risk of injuries because there is a possibility of the front fork steerer tube breaking, in which case the cyclist could fall and get injured. Four incidents reported.
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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