Ventus Bicycle Aerobars Recalled by 3T Cycling Srl Due to Fall Hazard
Home product recall 10-175. Announced by CPSC on Mar 23, 2010.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Mar 23, 2010. 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 two rubber hand grips on the aerobars (handle bars) can loosen or slip off during use, posing a fall or injury hazard to the rider.
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What should you do?
Contact BikeMine to receive a free redesigned rubber grip set and adhesive kit or information on how to bring your Ventus bar to a local retailer for a repair.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- What the company offers to fix a recalled product or vehicle: a repair, a replacement or a refund, as the recall notice says. For a vehicle, dealers make the safety repair free. Follow the notice’s own steps, or contact the company it names. Source: CPSC; NHTSA (49 U.S.C. 30120).: repair.
- How to reach the firm: For more information contact BikeMine toll-free at 1-877-861-9125 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or visit 3T’s recall web page at www.TheNew3t.com/VentusRecall
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves all Ventus Ltd, Ventus Ltd 17, Ventus Ltd Gold, Ventus Ltd Track, Ventus Team and Ventus Team 17 bicycle aerobars. The recalled aerobar models were sold in one size and color for each model; Black with red stripe for the Team and black with silver stripe for the Ltd. The “Ventus” and “3T” logos are on the top side of the bar with the model name.
About 325 units, as CPSC gives them.
Ventus Ltd™ and Ventus Team™ Bicycle Aerobars.
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CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 2 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Made by 3T Cycling Srl, Italy.
- Distributed by BikeMine, Oklahoma City, Okla.
- Distributed by Quality Bicycle Parts, Bloomington, Minn.
- Distributed by Security Bicycle Accessories, Hempstead, N.Y.
- Distributed by Bicycle Technologies International, Ltd. (BTI), Santa Fe, N.M.
- Independent bicycle retailers and Internet retailers nationwide sold the aerobars from January 2008 through November 2009 for about $1,200 for the Ltd. models and $1,000 for the Team models.
- Made in Taiwan, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
Two incidents were reported to 3T involving adults with minor abrasions.
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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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