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SAZbike 04/2016
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"That’s scrap and a real safety risk"

The German TV channel NDR carefully examined four bicycles from the discount store for their program "Markt" broadcast on April 18, 2016. The results are appalling:

Poor brakes, broken handlebars, slipped rim tapes, loose stems, wobbling wheels. The tests of the bicycles bought at the German supermarket chains Aldi, Hagebau, Lidl and Real conducted by bicycle expert Dirk Zedler had negative results. "Such stuff must not be put on the market. They are an absolute safety risk," recognizes Zedler more than once.

Hagebau showed a reaction, stopped the sale and initiated a recall due to broken handlebars. Whereas Lidl also stopped the sale of the tested Prophete bicycle, Aldi ignored the request concerning a broken handlebar. The manufacturers of the bicycles sold by Real, probably Mifa, stated that the defects were due to transport damage.

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