BMC has right now issued a voluntary recall discover on its Kaius 01 gravel bike, telling customers to “instantly cease using” the bike.
In an announcement to the press, the model says it has “develop into conscious of some situations the place sure fork steerer tubes have separated beneath heavy responsibility using situations.”
The actual variety of situations is unconfirmed, with the Swiss model labelling it “a couple of.”
It added that “whereas there are few reported situations thus far, these situations are inconsistent with the requirements that BMC holds itself to.
“BMC’s driving pressure is to supply merchandise that meet the best efficiency expectations of each athletes and on a regular basis riders. With this in thoughts, BMC has determined that the very best plan of action is to recall all Kaius 01 bicycles for inspection, and to switch the affected forks with a extra strong model.”
The instructed plan of action is for customers to “instantly cease using your Kaius 01 bicycle and go to your native BMC retailer or supplier.
“The retailer or supplier will examine your bike and decide whether or not the fork requires a substitute. If a substitute fork is required, the retailer or supplier will set up the brand new fork for free of charge to you.”
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The model provides that no different mannequin of BMC bikes are affected by the recall, and that the affected listing is as follows:
- 2023 Kaius 01 ONE
- 2023 Kaius 01 TWO
- 2023 Kaius 01 THREE
- 2024 Kaius 01 LTD
- 2024 Kaius 01 ONE
- 2024 Kaius 01 TWO
- 2024 Kaius 01 THREE
- 2026 Kaius 01 THREE
- 2026 Kaius 01 FRS
The Kaius 01 is the model’s go-to gravel race bike. It was launched in September 2022, and has been used on the highest echelons of gravel racing together with the world championships and Unbound. Just this previous weekend it was unveiled because the workforce bike of the 2016 Olympic Games Road Race gold medallist, Greg van Avermaet, and his new gravel workforce GVA Gold.
The bike made a splash upon launch for BMC’s resolution to spec a one-piece cockpit with handlebars that spanned simply 36cm on the hoods. This went in opposition to the pattern on the time for gravel bikes to get wider handlebars, and has seen quite a few different manufacturers observe go well with since.
It obtained optimistic acclaim in our BMC Kaius 01 overview, the place our reviewer concluded the bike’s optimistic traits went past these slim handlebars.
Any customers affected by the recall which have questions are urged to make use of the BMC contact kind, or to contact the model at 1 (888) 262 – 7755 within the USA, or +41 32 654 14 54 in different areas.