In case you personal a current woom Unique child’s bike, you’re going to wish to take a look at the newest recall. Don’t panic although – the actually solely consists of fashions with a really particular stem, and the corporate is making it tremendous straightforward to search out out in case your bike is impacted.
The recall window consists of all woom Unique fashions bought from 2018-2021 in sizes 1, 1 PLUS, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. Nevertheless, solely woom fashions with a single bolt stem and a silver bolt like that above are affected. If the bolts will not be tightened to 10Nm with a torque wrench, there’s a threat of the handlebar and stem detaching from the bike.
In the identical timeframe, bikes have been bought with stems with a single black bolt, or two silver bolts. Neither of those stems are included within the recall.
To make it even simpler to establish, woom has added a stem identification survey on their web site. Merely click on on the hyperlink, and evaluate the photographs to the stem in your youngster’s bike. If it is among the affected fashions, then woom will ship you a stem upkeep package.
What’s within the Stem Upkeep Package? It’s merely a torque wrench, a packet of meeting paste (5 g), a 5 mm hex key, and directions. So even when your stem is among the affected fashions, it looks like merely cleansing the steerer, including meeting paste, and correctly torquing the bolt will guarantee its security with out changing any of the elements. Simply one other instance of why you need to at all times correctly torque your bolts!
