Ouch! One bicycle rider broke a wrist when the handlebar stem broke. That was one of the three incidents that prompted Bloomington-based Quality Bicycle Products to recall about 8,600 stems used on its subsidiary, Salsa Bicycles. The Taiwan-made parts were sold by specialty bicycle retailers “nationwide from November 2007 through December 2008 for between $880 and $1870 for complete bikes. The aftermarket stems were sold at specialty bicycle retailers nationwide and via web sites from March 2008 through December 2008 for between $60 and $65,” the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission reports. More info on the recalled products in question is here.

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