Industry Demands Crackdown on “Bikes Built to Fail”

By Scott Green | 27th January 2022 |
A petition is calling for a minimum durability standard for bicycles to last at least 500 riding hours before breaking down.

Denver, US An alliance of US bike stores, mechanics and cycling advocates has launched a campaign to end the manufacture of what they call “built-to-fail bicycles”. The campaign, spearheaded by the program director of Denver-based cycling advocacy group Bikes Together, includes an online petition calling upon cycling industry manufacturers to “stop producing and selling bikes…