OPSS Medium New Hobby sports equipment
Product Recall: Ridgeback Comet, Speed and Motion Bicycles (2609-0070)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS): · Ref. 2608-0052
Reason for the recall
- The product presents a risk of injuries as the tyres may fail while the bicycle is in use.
Reasonsee the original notice
BrandRidgeback
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcodenot stated
Product
Ridgeback Comet, Speed and Motion Bicycles
- Brand
- Ridgeback
- Category
- Hobby sports equipment
- Type of recall
- Product recall
- Summary
- Product: Ridgeback Comet, Speed and Motion Bicycles
- Hazard: The product presents a risk of injuries as the tyres may fail while the bicycle is in use.
- Corrective action: The product has been recalled from end users by Ridgeway.
- Product information
- Type
- Hobby/sports equipment – Cycles (Powered)
- Brand
- Ridgeback
- Product Description
- Bicycles in a range of colours and models. Ridgeback Comet, Motion and Speed models in all sizes sold from 2020 onwards, with the prefix ‘RB21’ could all potentially be affected by the identified safety issue. For a full list of models and SKUs, please see Annex A.
- Product Report and Image
- Link to Product Image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product presents a risk of injuries as the tyres may fail while the bicycle is in use. This could cause the rider to lose control and fall.
- The product does not meet the requirements of the General Product Safety Regulations 2005.
- Corrective action
- The product has been recalled from end users by Ridgeway.
- Owners are advised to follow the instructions in the link below to check their tyres. Alternatively, contact your local Ridgeback Dealer to arrange an inspection and replacement if required.
- For further information, access the Ridgeback website at the following link: Ridgeback Safety Notice
- Annex of Identifiers
- Product SKU
- Description
- RB21010LG
- Bike Rb 21 Comet Lg
- RB21010MD
- Bike Rb 21 Comet Md
- RB21010SM
- Bike Rb 21 Comet Sm
- RB21010XL
- Bike Rb 21 Comet Xl
- RB21010XXL
- Bike Rb 21 Comet Xxl
- RB21011LG
- Bike Rb 21 Comet Lg Black
- RB21011MD
- Bike Rb 21 Comet Md Black
- RB21011SM
- Bike Rb 21 Comet Sm Black
- RB21011XL
- Bike Rb 21 Comet Xl Black
- RB21011XXL
- Bike Rb 21 Comet Xxl Black
- RB21020LG
- Bike Rb 21 Comet Open Frame Lg
- RB21020MD
- Bike Rb 21 Comet Open Frame Md
- RB21020SM
- Bike Rb 21 Comet Open Frame Sm
- RB21020XL
- Bike Rb 21 Comet Open Frame Xl
- RB21021LG
- Bike Rb 21 Comet Open Frame Lg Black
- RB21021MD
- Bike Rb 21 Comet Open Frame Md Black
- RB21021SM
- Bike Rb 21 Comet Open Frame Sm Black
- RB21021XL
- Bike Rb 21 Comet Open Frame Xl Black
- RB21030LG
- Bike Rb 21 Motion Lg
- RB21030MD
- Bike Rb 21 Motion Md
- RB21030SM
- Bike Rb 21 Motion Sm
- RB21030XL
- Bike Rb 21 Motion Xl
- RB21030XXL
- Bike Rb 21 Motion Xxl
- RB21031LG
- Bike Rb 21 Motion Lg Navy
- RB21031MD
- Bike Rb 21 Motion Md Navy
- RB21031SM
- Bike Rb 21 Motion Sm Navy
- RB21031XL
- Bike Rb 21 Motion Xl Navy
- RB21031XXL
- Bike Rb 21 Motion Xxl Navy
- RB21040LG
- Bike Rb 21 Motion Open Frame Lg
- RB21040MD
- Bike Rb 21 Motion Open Frame Md
- RB21040SM
- Bike Rb 21 Motion Open Frame Sm
- RB21040XL
- Bike Rb 21 Motion Open Frame Xl
- RB21041LG
- Bike Rb 21 Motion Open Frame Lg Navy
- RB21041MD
- Bike Rb 21 Motion Open Frame Md Navy
- RB21041SM
- Bike Rb 21 Motion Open Frame Sm Navy
- RB21041XL
- Bike Rb 21 Motion Open Frame Xl Navy
- RB21050LG
- Bike Rb 21 Speed Lg
- RB21050MD
- Bike Rb 21 Speed Md
- RB21050SM
- Bike Rb 21 Speed Sm
- RB21050XL
- Bike Rb 21 Speed Xl
- RB21050XXL
- Bike Rb 21 Speed Xxl
- RB21051LG
- Bike Rb 21 Speed Lg Grey
- RB21051MD
- Bike Rb 21 Speed Md Grey
- RB21051SM
- Bike Rb 21 Speed Sm Grey
- RB21051XL
- Bike Rb 21 Speed Xl Grey
- RB21051XXL
- Bike Rb 21 Speed Xxl Grey
- RB21060LG
- Bike Rb 21 Speed Open Frame Lg
- RB21060MD
- Bike Rb 21 Speed Open Frame Md
- RB21060SM
- Bike Rb 21 Speed Open Frame Sm
- RB21060XL
- Bike Rb 21 Speed Open Frame Xl
- RB21061LG
- Bike Rb 21 Speed Open Frame Lg Grey
- RB21061MD
- Bike Rb 21 Speed Open Frame Md Grey
- RB21061SM
- Bike Rb 21 Speed Open Frame Sm Grey
- RB21061XL
- Bike Rb 21 Speed Open Frame Xl Grey
- Additional information
- PSD case number: 2608-0052
- Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
What to do
- The product has been recalled from end users by Ridgeway.
- Product information
- Type
- Hobby/sports equipment – Cycles (Powered)
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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