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Shimano agrees $11.5m penalty to settle crankgate failings with US government agency

Settlement would resolve charges that Shimano knowingly failed to immediately report “substantial” crank issues which put customers at “unreasonable risk of serious injury or death”

Tue, Mar 17, 2026 10:03
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Broken Shimano cranks – 1

Shimano Hollowtech crank failures, one year on — how the component giant’s handling of this dangerous debacle is continuing to damage its reputation

It's been just over a year since Shimano admitted issues with Hollowtech cranks, but what's happened since? We hear from bike shops, cyclists, industry figures and a law firm about how the recall and 'inspection programme' has been handled by Shimano

Wed, Dec 11, 2024 16:54
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Amanda Holden Big Ride to Work charity cycle (Heart Radio)

“I found a crack in the market and filled it”: Bum Butter cycling chamois cream enjoys “dream” spike in sales… after Amanda Holden gave brand a shout-out ahead of charity cycle; Shimano ‘crankgate’ rumbles on + more on the live blog

Another day, another live blog... Dan Alexander will be doing your updates today, in between sulking about how dark and cold it's getting and longing for those summer rides back

Thu, Oct 10, 2024 08:21
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Investigating Shimano’s snapping cranksets Sept 2023

“Banned” bike shop claims Shimano won’t let it inspect Hollowtech cranksets as part of “inspection and replacement” programme due to failing 100% of them

Concerns once again emerge from Shimano's handling of the situation, with confusion among bike shops about how best to deal with customer crank inspections

Wed, Oct 09, 2024 11:52
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2023 Shimano Ultegra Broken Crank delamination 8

Class-action lawsuit filed against Shimano for “inadequate” cranksets that put “cyclists nationwide at risk of injury”

The USA lawsuit alleges that Shimano, Specialized and Trek were aware “for years” that the bonded components of certain Shimano cranksets could break, yet the components giant waited until just last month to issue a recall and inspection program

Thu, Oct 12, 2023 11:00
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2023 Shimano Ultegra Broken crank delamination 1

“About time”: Cyclists react to Shimano crank recall after more than 4,500 incidents

The possible bonding separation issue has prompted Shimano to put out a voluntary inspection and replacement recall notice for 760,000 Dura-Ace and Ultegra bonded 11-Speed road cranksets

Sat, Sep 23, 2023 16:20
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2023 Shimano Ultegra Broken crank delamination 3

Check your cranks! Shimano finally recalls 11-speed road cranksets after more than 4,500 incidents

Shimano announces a voluntary inspection and replacement recall notice for 760,000 Dura-Ace and Ultegra bonded 11-Speed road cranksets in North America, and a "safety inspection" in Europe

Thu, Sep 21, 2023 15:00
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