A POPULAR biking staple has been urgently recalled due to fears that it could cause injury.
The two models of ROCKRIDER Helmet, MTB EXPL500 and ST500, with various colours, have been pulled from the shelves at Decathlon.
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The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission warned that the bike helmets could cause injury.
The affected models of the bike helmets have a defect on the plastic part at the back holding the chinstrap.
This can compromise the helmet’s ability to stay securely on the biker’s head which may lead to the risk of injury in the event of a fall or crash.
The brand of the recalled bike helmets is ROCKRIDER and the model number is MTB Helmet EXPL500 and ST500.
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The types of affected helmets have the batch numbers:
- KT24040006-15
- KT24040006-16
- KT24040006-17
- KT24040018-14
- KT24040018-16
- KT24040018-17
- KT24040034-10
- KT24040034-2
- KT24040034-4
- KT24040034-8
- KT24040045-10
- KT24040045-8
- KT24040045
And the affected item codes are:
- 4243712 – MTB HELMET ST 500 TURQUOISE S
- 2940783 – MTB HELMET ST 500 TURQUOISE M
- 5034306 – MTB HELMET EXPL 500 PASTEL BLUE S
- 5034307 – MTB HELMET EXPL 500 PASTEL BLUE M
- 5034323 – MTB HELMET EXPL 500 FOREST GREEN M
- 4229390 – MTB HELMET ST 500 ALL SEASONS L
- 4229391 – MTB HELMET ST 500 ALL SEASONS M
Customers who have purchased one of the recalled products are urged to discontinue use immediately.
There are approximately 121 affected products sold in the Republic of Ireland.
The affected products were sold between July 2 2024 and September 9 2024.
Those who have purchased one of the recalled products are urged to return it to their nearest Decathlon Store for a full refund.
If those have purchased online, they are asked to contact Decathlon’s Customer Relation Centre via email at [email protected].
Power banks recall
Separately, an urgent warning has been issued to iPhone users not to use power banks from a popular brand after they were recalled over a “fire risk”.
The firm has urged users to dispose of the products by official routes and not to simply throw them away.
Chinese electronic company Anker has recalled several of its flagship charging banks as a result of a defect with the battery.
The devices use a lithium-ion battery pack, which can become unstable if damaged or incorrectly insulated.
It is effectively a small version of the batteries used in electric cars, which were blamed for a number of serious fires last year.
Anker has admitted that the batteries in its 334 MagGo Battery, Power Bank and 334 MagGo Battery PowerCore 10k models is liable to overheat.
This can cause “melting of plastic components, smoke, and fire hazards.”
The manufacturer insists that only a small number of its batteries are likely to be affected.
According to the recall notice, the fault has been narrowed down to batteries produced between January 3 and September 17 of this year.
However, the company has widened the recall to all of its customers “out of an abundance of caution”.
