http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Product recall: Avid® Single Digit® 7 V-brake en Fri, 17 Apr 2026 01:25:57 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18257#post-264028 Sat, 21 Oct 2017 17:40:06 +0000 wingpig 264028@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The duff brakes have to be shipped from shop to manufacturer to get replacements, so there'll be a week or more of the shop storing the brakeless bike. I'd been meaning to switch back to the singlespeed for a bit, anyway. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=18257#post-264006 Fri, 20 Oct 2017 18:30:31 +0000 wingpig 264006@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>"Dear Evans Cycles Customer,</p> <p>We are contacting you as a pair of brakes you purchased from us may be impacted by a voluntary safety recall. Please be aware that you can identify whether your brake is impacted by the date code on the back of the brake arm. </p> <p>Please find further details of the situation via the link below.</p> <p><a href="https://static.evanscycles.com/production/pdf-media/help/recalls/sdg7-recall-poster-eu-en.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://static.evanscycles.com/production/pdf-media/help/recalls/sdg7-recall-poster-eu-en.pdf</a></p> <p>In the event you are impacted, please contact your nearest Evans Cycles branch and we will arrange for a replacement brake for you and fit that at no charge. </p> <p>We sincerely apologise for any inconvenience caused and we look forward to getting you back on your bike as quickly as possible.</p> <p>Kind regards,</p> <p>Evans Cycles Product Recall Team"</em></p> <p>Both brakes on my bike are within the date range, so I contacted my local shop, who had no idea what I was on about. A direct search on SRAM's website had no hits, but a Google shows some confirmation.</p> <p><a href="https://cyclingindustry.news/sram-recalls-avid-single-digit-7-rim-brakes/" rel="nofollow">https://cyclingindustry.news/sram-recalls-avid-single-digit-7-rim-brakes/</a></p> <p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/ZBCwHX"><img src="https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4474/37815540521_8ffb14b54a.jpg"></a> </p>