Specialized Announces Sales Stop for 2010 Epic & E

[Dirty Twin]

http://www.bike-eu.com/news/3761/specialized-announces-sales-stop-for-2010-epic-era-models.html

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Specialized Announces Sales Stop for 2010 Epic & Era Models

http://www.bike-eu.com/public/Image/Bike%20Europe%20Sepcialized%20Recall%20234.jpgS?HEERENBERG, Netherlands - Specialized Europe BV announces a sales stop for the 2010 versions of its Epic and Era models. They are equipped with seat stays that, as Specialized calls it, ?have material problems.?

The sales stop does not apply for Epic/Era and S-Works Epic Comp 29er models.

Specialized dealers have been informed about the problems and directed to stop the sale of the following models:

2010 Epic Marathon Carbon

2010 Epic Expert Carbon

2010 Epic Expert

2010 Epic Comp Carbon

2010 Epic Comp (see photo)

2010 Era FSR Comp

2010 Era FSR Expert

[davem]

Eish!

 

That's gotta hurt the bottom line

 

[Mackie]

Two words......Gee Tee.

[whistler]

and those sold already?

[Hermanus Cycles]

agh shame.

[cycleq]

To clarify, lest the speculation get out of hand...

"Specialized Quality Assurance and Engineering have identified that the Brain reservoir mounts on the models noted have inadequate material to support the Brain for the expected life of the frame."

 

No affected bikes have been sold in SA. Replacement stays are already en route and the bikes will be rectified before distribution.

[Dirty Twin]

Which factory are these bikes built in? Are other brands built in the same factory?

 

I can remember a thread when I first hooked up on the hub about the history of certain brands could be interesting to see who builds what again.

[Dirty Twin]

https://www.bikehub.co.za/forum_posts.asp?TID=38393&KW=brands+history

 

this one.

[Flea]

Anyone know how this will affect the timing of delivery. I was looking at the 29er (which is not affected bu the issue), and want to see if this is going to affect that delivery?

[GoLefty!!]

oh dear.....

[cycleq]

Delivery will be delayed by a matter of hours - the time it takes to swop a stay.

[Flea]

Understand cycleq - unless they delay the shipping of the container,  and like everything else, SA goes to the back of the queue.....

[Tieffels]

"Specialized Quality Assurance and Engineering have identified that the Brain reservoir mounts on the models noted have inadequate material to support the Brain for the expected life of the frame."

 

 

So what is the weight of the Brain then, and how much support could it possibly need? In my mind not a lot. Would like to see a side by side comparison of the replacement and the original chainstay see where the additional material went to understand the problem.

[cycleq]

For 2010, the Brain mounting tab was moved closer to the rear axle and there was a design modification to the mounting tab.  This design modification resulted in less material at a stressed point. BTW there are a total of 8 failures to date wordwide and no recorded accidents or injuries (as of last week).

cycleq2009-11-19 08:10:48

[Mudsimus]

For 2010' date=' the Brain mounting tab was moved closer to the rear axle and there was a design modification to the mounting tab.  This design modification resulted in less material at a stressed point.

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Bad design? Or someone slipped up?

[Sharkie 2]

I can't see how this slipped through the tests at the factory without them picking it up.......lets a person think about the testing and research that really goes into a frame or is it all just marketing???