Fwd: ZIPP - Important Information, please read.....

[Patrick Wimble]

Not sure if this affects any of you, but better safe than sorry.

Hope you are al well and enjoying the increase in temperatures!!
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Date: 9 Apr 2016 10:16
Subject: ZIPP - Important Information, please read.....
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Wolfi's Bike Shop & Dubai Roadsters Newsletter January Issue View this email in your browser   Wolfi's Bike Shop & Dubai Roadster's Newsletter January'16 Issue ZIPP FRONT HUB IMPORTANT INFORMATION....!!!!! PLEASE READ CAREFULLY AND CONTACT THE RETAILER WHERE YOU BOUGHT THE WHEELS...... Dear SRAM/Zipp Customer You may have a bicycle equipped with a ZIPP® 88v6, 88v7 or 88v8 aluminum front hub. These front hubs are the subject of a safety recall. If your bike has a ZIPP 88v6, 88v7 or 88v8 aluminum front hub, PLEASE STOP RIDING YOUR BIKE until you confirm whether your hub is part of the recall. Some of the aluminum front hub flanges can fail. If your front hub flange fails, you could crash. There is no UPC code or serial number on the front hubs.  However, the affected ZIPP 88v6, 88v7and 88v8 aluminum front hubs are readily identifiable by the size of the external flange rings and clinch nuts. The geometry of all 3 models are the same and the models differ only in anodize colors. Please feel free to contact rec...@wbs.ae if you have any questions or please return them to the retailer where you purchased the wheel in the first place, if not purchased in the UAE or GCC then please use the email address to contact us as the Regional Distributor on the rec...@wbs.ae email address. We are pro-actively working with SRAM to remedy this for you as a matter of urgency. Read more.... Friends and Sponsors Like and Share Facebook Twitter Website Instagram Administration Copyright © 2016 Wolfi's Bike Shop & Dubai Roadsters Cycling Group, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up for the Wolfi's Bike Shop & Dubai Roadster's Newsletter at Wolfi's Bike Shop, or on the Roadster's Website at www.dubairoadsters.com. Our mailing address is: Wolfi's Bike Shop & Dubai Roadsters Cycling Group Between Interchange 2 and 3 on Sheikh Zayed Road City of Dubai United Arab Emirates Add us to your address book unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences

[Dr. Gilles Baenziger]

Lucky that I ride Yoeleo wheels with Novatech hubs. They're same or better quality than ZIP for 50% of their price. I know one case in Pattaya where the ZIP hub broke after 2 years due to material fatigue. 

With best regards / Mit freundlichen Grüßen / ด้วยความนับถือ

Dr. Gilles Baenziger

(Dr. sc. techn. ETH)

Regional Technical Director

AZO Ltd. (Thailand)

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[Kollmann, Dirk]

Hi Patrick, Gilles,

thanks for the notice. I do ride the 808 and after looking at the message and the webpage from Zipp, I am a bit confused if this is only valid if you are rideing as well a Sram as the recall is always mentioned in connection with the Sram.

I am riding a Shimano Ultegra and does it mean that the problem does not occur there? I will check it with my bike shop on Monday as well, but if you have a intel on that please let me know.

Quote from Zipp webpage.

Description

This recall includes SRAM’s Zipp bicycle wheel hubs. The model names of the affected hubs are ZIPP 88v6, 88v7 and 88v8. The Z logo is printed on the hub. The wheel hubs come in black, silver and falcon grey. The diameter of the clinch nut is approximately 1.46 inches. Some of the hubs were sold as part of wheel sets installed on new bicycles. SRAM will post a list of affected bicycle brands and models on its website atwww.sram.com.

Best regards 

Dirk Kollmann | Regional Director South East Asia 

Hermes-OTTO International Bangkok 
12/F, Voravit Building 
222 Surawong Road, Sipraya, Bangrak 
Bangkok 10500 
Thailand 

Direct: +66 (2) 631-6170-81 x 1601 
Website: www.hermes-ottoint.com 

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[Patrick Wimble]

Hey Dirk,

I unfortunately have no other information other than this. It was from a club I used to cycle with in Dubai.

Best to contact Zipp direct.

Cheers

Pw

[Kris Cooper]

Hi Dirk

SRAM owns Zipp, that's why it's always mentioned in that way in recall notices and press releases, the Shimano/SRAM hub is the same anyway so it will affect you if your hub is identified as part of the recall. Hope that helps clarify. 

Best Regards

Kris

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[Kollmann, Dirk]

Just read that Zipp is owned by Sram, so I will ride my old bike instead tomorrow, until I get clarification.

Thanks Patrick to share the information.

Best regards 

Dirk Kollmann | Regional Director South East Asia 

Hermes-OTTO International Bangkok 
12/F, Voravit Building 
222 Surawong Road, Sipraya, Bangrak 
Bangkok 10500 
Thailand 

Direct: +66 (2) 631-6170-81 x 1601 
Website: www.hermes-ottoint.com 

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[Dr. Gilles Baenziger]

Hi Dirk,

Most likely the hub doesn't care which shifting or gear system you use. As I know the guy who had the problem from the Pattaya riders is also using Shimano. It is simply related to material fatigue at the current ZIP hub. And it depends for sure also how you ride the wheels. For pros changing every year to the latest system it might be negligible. And  for those just cruising on nice wheels either. But for us common guys in Lycra looking out always for their limits it matters. My recommendation for Thai road conditions is not always to look for the lightest materials but also have a look on durability.