Medien
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A sales ban by the authorities is not uncommon, an ordered recall, however, unique in the bicycle industry.
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The sales ban of Babboe cargo bikes in the Netherlands is also causing a stir in Germany and playing into the hands of cargo bike critics. What the trade should do now.
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A study on the safety of cargo bikes, bicycle trailers and child seats conducted by the German Insurers Accident Research and its findings have recently spread around in the daily media. Experts from the bicycle industry criticise the conclusions of the study.
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Dirk Zedler on: fork steerer tubes made of carbon
Light and ultralight road bikes, time trial bikes, cyclocross and gravel bikes usually have carbon steerer tubes. For 20 years, such steerers have been the number one cause for recalls in the cycling industry. Manufacturers, dealers and users are equally called upon to ensure their bikes are safe.
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Dirk Zedler on: market surveillance procedures
Markets for bicycles are growing — drawing greater attention from the various market surveillance authorities. Sales bans are being imposed on manufacturers for a variety of different reasons.
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Taken individually, the handling of many e-MTBs is good. Decisive differences only become obvious in benchmark tests which are therefore the core of our testing system.