Peru Bicycle Parts: project record
Cables stretched up to 4% under braking force, causing brake fade; 2 rider incidents reported; brand at risk of being delisted by safety-conscious shops.
- Buyer and project
- A Lima, Peru importer-distributor of bicycle components serving 200+ shops.
- Products and scope
- Brake cables, housings, and brake pads; 18 SKUs, 350,000 units per year.
What LifaSourcing.com did
Ran tensile and stretch testing on cables from 5 suppliers.
Documented low-quality steel and improper coating at the current factory.
Qualified 2 suppliers meeting the stretch standard (≤1.2%).
Added batch test certificates for all safety-critical parts.
All safety-critical parts re-sourced; stretch held at 1.0-1.2%; shops reinstated the brand; a voluntary recall of the affected batch was completed in 3 weeks.
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