Bike Friday Recalls Tikit Folding Bicycles Due to Fall Hazard
Home product recall 13-038. Announced by CPSC on Nov 14, 2012.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Nov 14, 2012. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Repair what’s offered
- About 3,800 units, as CPSC gives them
- Reported injuries, in the notice (needs attention)
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The tikit bike’s handlebar stem can break and cause the rider to lose control, posing a fall hazard to the consumer.
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What should you do?
Consumers should immediately stop riding the bicycle and contact Bike Friday to schedule a free repair.
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- 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: Bike Friday; (800) 777-0258, from 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, or visit www.BikeFriday.com (FAQs) and click on “tikit stem recall” for more information.
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves all models of tikit brand folding bicycles. The 16-inch wheel custom bicycles were sold in various colors. The Bike Friday tikit brand decal is affixed to the bike frame.
About 3,800 units, as CPSC gives them.
Tikit Folding 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 Green Gear Cycling Inc., dba Bike Friday, Eugene, Ore.
- Bike Friday direct and dealers nationwide from January 2007 through September 2012 for between $900 and $5,000.
- Made in United States, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
The firm has received six reports of breaking handlebar stems, resulting in two reports of injuries including scrapes, bruises and a head laceration that required stitches.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
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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