Trading standards leaflets

The following notice has been issued by the Office for Product Safety and Standards.

Product
Kinesis Lyfe E-Bike with Alhonga Hydraulic Brakes

Type   
Hobby / sports equipment - Bicycle / E-bike

Brand
Kinesis

Country of origin       
Taiwan

Product description  
A two-wheeled electric bicycle fitted with 'Alhonga' branded hydraulic brakes.

Sales period of affected bikes          
From September 2022

Hazard
Kinesis UK have identified that some of their Lyfe e-bikes, fitted with 'Alhonga' branded hydraulic brakes, may have the incorrect bolt length fitted. This presents risk of injury to the user as the bolt may come out of the fork during normal riding use.

The affected bikes do not meet the requirements of the General Product Safety Regulations 2005.

Corrective action
The manufacturer has launched a modification programme to address the safety risk.

Further information on the recall can be found on the Kinesis UK website.

Full notice

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