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![BMC recalls 2018 and 2019 Teammachine SLR01 Disc bicycles and framesets. BMC recalls 2018 and 2019 Teammachine SLR01 Disc bicycles and framesets.](https://bicycleretailer.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/article/1692_1.jpeg?itok=OyNDxeDa)
WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — BMC is recalling all 2018 and 2019 Teammachine SLR01 Disc bicycles and framesets because the fork steerer tube can crack or break during use, posing a fall hazard.
![Garneau employees distributed Don't text and drive wristbands at Tim Hortons. Garneau employees distributed Don't text and drive wristbands at Tim Hortons.](https://bicycleretailer.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/article/hortons.jpg?itok=6r7ZRa9z)
SAINT-AUGUSTIN-DE-DESMAURES, Québec (BRAIN) — Garneau employees distributed "Don't text and drive" wristbands and stickers to motorists at Tim Hortons restaurants in Quebec on Friday, in preparation for Sunday's second edition of the brand's Don't Text and Drive International Day.
![National Park Service logo. National Park Service logo.](https://bicycleretailer.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/article/1200px-logo_of_the_united_states_national_park_service.svg__0.png?itok=NYroOU4m)
WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — The National Park Service, facing a lawsuit from conservation groups for allowing e-bikes on non-motorized trails, disbanded a bike-industry group that has been accused of secret lobbying for that access.
![Trek will spec' its new eDomane+ with the Fazua Evation mid-mounted drive system. Trek will spec' its new eDomane+ with the Fazua Evation mid-mounted drive system.](https://bicycleretailer.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/article/unnamed-4_3.jpg?itok=4Pn_kYrs)
MUNICH (BRAIN) — German e-bike drive system manufacturer Fazua officially entered the North American market Thursday. Fazua also announced that QBP will be Fazua's external service partner and official supplier of parts.
![Debate is raging in New York over e-bike and e-scooter use. Debate is raging in New York over e-bike and e-scooter use.](https://bicycleretailer.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/article/screen_shot_2019-09-03_at_11.14.57_am_0.png?itok=ItVgQ8ms)
NEW YORK (BRAIN) — Don DiCostanzo has seen e-bike access battles play out successfully in other states and cities, but he's skeptical a bill pending in New York — which also includes e-scooters — will become law.
![An image from SRAM's patent. An image from SRAM's patent.](https://bicycleretailer.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/article/screen_shot_2019-12-18_at_10.30.07_am.png?itok=kyH2Ofbo)
WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — A federal appeals court has given Fox a small victory in its long running chainring patent legal battle with SRAM, but the case appears still far from over.
![Spike Clayton. Spike Clayton.](https://bicycleretailer.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/article/5df6881f4115a.jpeg?itok=nRxK5lel)
BURLINGTON, Vt. (BRAIN) — Stephen "Spike" Haskew Clayton, the co-owner of Vermont's Skirack retail store, died Friday at 61 after a battle with gastric cancer.
![Velofix will hire about 40 technicians in 2020. Velofix will hire about 40 technicians in 2020.](https://bicycleretailer.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/article/cropped.jpg?itok=B8S_PIzT)
AUSTIN, Texas (BRAIN) — Velofix has released what it said is its "first wave" of corporate-owned mobile bike shop, with vans operating in Austin and Houston, Texas; Tampa, Florida; San Jose, California.; Raleigh, North Carolina; and Vancouver, British Columbia.
![Cranksgiving featured 112 food drives this year. Cranksgiving featured 112 food drives this year.](https://bicycleretailer.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/article/unnamed_120.jpg?itok=TGcGqE9q)
SANTA FE, N.M. (BRAIN) — Cranksgiving, the national food drive with a decidedly bicycle spin, had a record 112 events this year in 42 states and in the United Kingdom and Canada.
Frank Berto, a longtime cycling journalist and author known for his technical articles about gearing, died last weekend at 90, according to Bicycle Quarterly, where he was contributor.
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WASHINGTON (BRAIN) — After announcing a safety notice in October regarding some Surly bike racks, QBP is now conducting a recall of the racks in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (BRAIN) — More details are emerging about The Big Gear Show, a trade and consumer show planned for next July in Salt Lake City.