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Pat Kinsella

'If there’s even one bike still out there, we want to find it' – bike brand continues four-year quest to recall and replace forks after one failure in 2022

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Ever since one of its forks failed on a child's bike four years ago, British children's bike brand Islabikes has been on a mission to recall and replace every single one of the pertinent parts, just in case another problem arises.

"Fortunately, the child was unharmed, and the company immediately launched a full investigation," Islabikes founder Isla Rowntree said, referring to the incident in 2022. "But we chose to replace all 7,677 forks, as a precaution."

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