U.S. Retailer Announces Recall of 68,000 Bicycles

Big box retailer, Meijer, and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission today announced the recall of some 68,000 bicycles sold between March and August throughout the midwest.  The recall arises from what seems to be poor assembly of the bicycles' pedals on-site at Meijer stores by an outside company, Serv-U-Success.  Meijer has received "29 reports of pedals detaching or coming loose during use," with 16 reports of injuries, according to the Commission.  The recall applies to various models of Huffy, Iron Horse, Mongoose, Northwoods, Pacific, Razor and Schwinn bicycles.  Click here to view all of the models affected.

Owners of the bikes should stop using them immediately and return them to a Meijer store for a replacement bike or full refund.

Federal Jury Provides Oklahoma Man with $1.1 M For Injuries Sustained From Bicycle Failure

A Oklahoma man has been provided with $1.1 million by a federal jury in Oklahoma for injuries he sustained in a crash caused when the bracket holding his bicycle's front fender broke.  The product liability lawsuit against Pacific Cycle alleged that the bicycle was inherently dangerous and defective.  The failure of the bracket caused the fender to suddenly come into contact with the bike's front wheel which caused the bike to stop suddenly, propelling the man over the handlebars and onto the pavement.  This story was reported in Tulsa World.