CPSC, Lida Bicycle Co. Announce Recall of Men’s Bicycles
Home product recall 03-018. Announced by CPSC on Oct 17, 2002.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Oct 17, 2002. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The frames of these bicycles can break apart, causing the rider to fall and suffer injuries.
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What should you do?
Consumers should stop riding these bicycles immediately, and return them to the store where purchased for a refund or store credit.
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- How to reach the firm: For more information, consumers should call Kent Bicycles at (800) 451- 5368 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.
Which ones are recalled?
The bicycle is a 26-inch, 21-speed, dual-suspension men’s bicycle with a double-bar, white frame. “Kent” is written on the down tube and head tube of the bicycle. The decal reading “2100DH” or “PRO-X” appears on the top tube near the head of the bicycle.
About 2,400 units, as CPSC gives them.
Men’s Bicycles.
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CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 1 photo on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Made by Lida Bicycle Co. Ltd., China.
- Distributed by Kent International Inc., Parsippany, N.J.
- Discount department stores in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and Illinois, and independent bicycle shops in New York and New Jersey sold these bicycles, from April 2002 through August 2002, for between $200 and $250.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
Lida Bicycle and the bicycle distributor, Kent International Inc., of Parsippany, N.J., have received four reports of the frames of these bicycles breaking. Two riders suffered minor contusions and abrasions. The other two riders were not injured.
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What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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