We have had something of a rush of product recalls in recent months: cranks, shifters, some tyres, helmets… the list of your expensive possessions that want to kill you is becoming extensive.
We never used to have this. No, things used to just break, and we were still grateful. A friend in the 2000s ended up in hospital after his expensive carbon forks broke. After being discharged, he immediately ordered an identical replacement set. "They’re a great product," he said. That pair snapped as well.
