Trek recalls 720 Disc touring bikes, 24-spoke wheelsets

High rate of spoke failure on 2015-2017 model year bikes

Trek is recalling more than 1,500 720 Disc touring bikes with 24-hole wheelsets citing a high rate of spoke failure

Josh Patterson

Published: January 19, 2017 at 6:00 pm

Trek in conjunction with the US Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a voluntary recall for 720 Disc touring bikes sold with 24-hole Bontrager TLR Disc wheelsets.

This recall applies to 1,529 model year 2015, 2016 and 2017 Trek 720 Disc bicycles as well as aftermarket 700c Bontrager TLR Disc wheelsets with 24 spokes used on the front and rear wheels.

There have been reports of broken spokes contacting the front brake caliper, leading to injuries.

Trek 720 Disc owners are urged to stop riding this bike immediately and return it to their authorized Trek retailer for a free inspection and replacement wheelset.

To incentivize this recall, Trek is offering owners a $100 coupon good toward any Trek or Bontrager product.

Visit the Trek Bikes recall page for more information.

Contributor

Josh Patterson is a BikeRadar contributor and former technical editor. He has spent most of his career working in the cycling industry as an athlete, mechanic and journalist. He holds a master's degree in journalism and has more than 20 years of experience as a cyclist and 12 years of experience riding and writing for BikeRadar, Cyclingnews, Cycling Weekly, Dirt Rag, RoadBikeReview and Outside Magazine. A native of the Flint Hills of Kansas, Josh was a pioneer in the gravel cycling movement, having raced the first Unbound 200 and many other gravel events around the globe. He considers himself a cycling generalist and enjoys road, gravel and mountain biking in equal measure. When not traveling for work, he can be found exploring the singletrack and lonely gravel roads that surround his home in Fort Collins, Colorado. In addition to his love of cycling, Josh is an enthusiastic supporter of brunch, voting rights and the right to repair movement.