Delta Cycle and Dimension stem raisers are being recalled because they can shift during use and pose a fall hazard.The recall affects about 500,000 units sold in the U.S., and about 8,510 sold in Canada. The affected Delta Cycle stem raisers are model numbers TD3318B, TD3318S, TD3418B, and TD3418S. The Dimension model numbers are SM1977 and SM1979. All of the models were sold in black and silver and measure between 5 and 7 inches high.Consumers should stop using the recalled models and contact Delta Cycle to schedule a free repair at an independent bike dealer. Delta Cycle can be reached at 800-474-6615 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday; by email or online.No injuries have been reported, but there has been one report of a stem riser shifting during use. The stem risers were sold at REI and local bicycle stores nationwide and online at designbydelta.com and Amazon.com from January 1998 through January 2024 for about $46
>stem riser/extender>adjustable stem>handlebar extenderCrap for stupid people that want to lose their teeth
>>1992721I think most cyclists (read normies) prefer an upright position and the industry doesn't provide them with enough options.
>>1992826Oh hi grant, I know this won't break through your little self delusion bubble but the most popular bikes on the market cost like $500 and are about as upright as you can get short of just walking. The conspiracy to make everyone shove a dildo up his ass and wear a wetsuit and bend over on aero bars only exists in your head and nobody needs to buy your $5000 clone of a shitty d*tch bike if they want to be slow.
>>1992827They also feel like absolute shit to ride.
>>1992827You've clearly not met anyone who's bought a road bike, got a fit, went on a single club ride then found that they zero flexibility from a life of being a cager. This is the kind of shit that caters to that crowd. Plus old men who still want to ride the same bike they got in the 90s.
>>1992833I don't think that's a statistically relevant problem, but let's suppose it was, if some 70 year old MAGA boomer chose to walk past the rows and rows of upright bitch bikes and went straight for the TT bike with the Chris Boardman position and hurt his back that's his problem, "the industry" didn't force him to do that, he did that to himself
Sometimes I think these threads are made by a single person arguing between their personalities. No one cares about none of the crap you described.
>>1992827rent free™ and schizoposting™
>>1992836What are you on about?? Op made this thread to alert fellow cyclists about a recall. Why is that somehow connected to the schizo argument in your head?
>>1992719what does this part do on a bike?
>>1995126It raises the steerer tube. If you cut it off too low, you can replace the stack and stem with this thing, and get the extra height back. One of the retarded workarounds created since the bike industry ditched the superior threaded system.
>>1995145>If you cut it off too low, you can replace the stack and stem with this thing, and get the extra height back.I don't think there is a single person that uses a stem raiser for that reason. This shit is for trekking retards that want to have their bars on eye level and other retards that refuse to ride a bike in their size
>>1992719>No injuries have been reported, but there has been one report of a stem riser shifting during use.so non issue unless you are a retard.
>>1995145>>1995150Is there any reason you would choose this monstrosity over just a riser stem except for aesthetics? Seems like everyone is afraid of these but they used to be norm on old MTB
>>1995631What you don't realize is they are using that AND a riser stem.
>>1995640With these bars
>>1995642No, with THESE bars
>>1992827>the most popular bikes on the market cost like $500 and are about as upright as you can get short of just walking.The most popular bikes on the market are e-bikes and many of them come in 3 sizes only, especially step throughs, which make a lot of sense for rear loading or older riders. I mostly see stem risers used by 6' + people who are adapting undersized large frames to fit them. At 6'2 i've always struggled to even get bars at saddle height, which is a reasonable normal. It's really just a tall person problem and you don't get it because you're not tall.
>>1995679tall and severely inflexible, not exactly a widespread problem
>>1995679This.The average "cyclist" and his 5'4 body have no clue how small bicycles frames are.AND NOW THEY HAVE THE AUDACITY TO COMPLAIN ABOUT 175mm CRANKARMS AND WANT THEM PHASEOUT.FUCK YOU, 175mm is the ONLY thing in the bicycle industry that is not designed for 158cm tall riders.
>>1996191I dno't care about your ebike kvetching but I do agree we need to ban cranks over 170mm or at least require a licensing system where the police can break into your home at any time with no warning to confirm you aren't attempting to put them on a non-circus clown bike
>>1995679>>1996191Any 700c bike (so almost all modern bikes) is designed first for people around 175 to 190 cm. Because that tire size naturally makes for bikes to that demographic. Anything below 170 cm and you'll get into serious trouble on where the fuck are you going to fit the big ass wheels in such a small frame and it will change the handling. Anything bigger just looks goofy but is usually perfectly rideable with similar geometry. Also if you're struggling with getting the handlebars high enough you're not in a position to use 175 mm cranks. You simply do not have the flexibility and hip mobility for it. Smaller cranks helps you inflexible fuckers because your hip angle will stay more open. Which is a major limiter for all the inflexible people.
>>1996214long cranks are put on bikes for the same reason knobbies are put on bikes that will never be taken off road. regardless of whether it's the right choice for the user, it helps the sales process move alongwe all know why normies want knobbies for their commuters. in the case of cranks, long cranks make otherwise lackluster bikes feel more responsive/light, because of the extra leverage on the downstroke. if it fucks up your pedal stroke and makes it uneven, well hey, it must be because the bike is so fast, normally you're on something slower
>>1996214>175 to 190 cmi have no idea what you are talking about. the bike industry has startled around 2015 to make MTB bike frames with alright proportions for people above 6'1.if you think a 700c wheel is a big wheel you have never seen a size 60 road bike and how minuscule 700c wheels are.Fun fact, the extremely rare xl 80s and 90s MTB frames still suffer the same issue of a low stack for the reach they have. That's why so many high reise handlebars are bought to people who restore them.>flexibility You are clueless.
>>19962942015 is also around when MTBs started to use bigger 700c wheels. And if you can read you'd notice that I said they do look goofy on bigger bikes because the proportions are wrong. But they're still rideable because while the proportions are wrong they don't have to compromise on geometry nearly as much as the smaller bikes.>muh 80s and 90s MTBsOh I thought we're talking about bikes that have been relevant in the last decade.
