http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Tag: Specialized bike recall - Recent Topics en Sun, 19 Apr 2026 07:31:43 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8783#post-89208 Tue, 30 Oct 2012 09:53:11 +0000 gowgowuk 89208@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Hi,<br /> Anyone else had a letter from your bike shop for a recall of their Specialized bike (see <a href="http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/09/bikes-and-tech/specialized-recalls-12000-globe-bikes_239896)" rel="nofollow">http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/09/bikes-and-tech/specialized-recalls-12000-globe-bikes_239896)</a><br /> I'm quite surprised by the length of time it takes, since their advice is to "stop riding affected bikes immediately" I thought it would be a question of days, but it's been 2 weeks now (and seeing the links above, more than a month since they know about that). Do they really expect people to stop using their bike completely (for commuting, for ex) for weeks or months?<br /> Is it worth complaining, or is it common practice?<br /> Also, last years, my seat post broke. It was a sharp clean break, as a twig. At the Bicycle Co-op they said it's not normal and probably a defect in the metal, but seeing this recall, I'm wondering now if I could/should have complained to them at the time and ask for a refund of the new seat post! </p>