Specialized S-Works carbon stem recall
Sunday, June 25th, 2006Continuing the trend of recalls for parts of my bike Specialized has just announced a recall for the S-Works carbon stem that comes on many of their road bikes, including the Allez, Tarmac, Transition, and Roubaix.
Apparantly the magnesium faceplate many break “causing the rider to lose control, fall and suffer injuries.” I imagine having your handlebars come off in your hands could be a problem. Just ask George Hincapie, who lost his bars in this year’s Paris-Roubaix.
If you have a S-Works carbon stem with a magnesium faceplate bring it to your dealer or call 877-808-8154 for a replacement.
Update (8/4/2006): If you call the phone number Specialized will tell you to go see your dealer. I called around to find a replacement faceplate and only one shop in the bay area had them on hand. Half the Specialized dealers I called weren’t even aware of the recall.
I highly recommend Go Ride Bicycles in Redwood City as they not only knew about the problem and had a bunch of replacement faceplates onhand, and even stayed open late so I wouldn’t miss my ride the next morning.
