Bicycle brake component sourcing for Peru
LIFA coordinated brake-cable testing and replacement sourcing for a Peruvian buyer, bringing stretch within the agreed range and completing a recall.
- The buyer
- A Lima, Peru importer-distributor of bicycle components serving 200+ shops.
- The product scope
- Brake cables, housings, and brake pads; 18 SKUs, 350,000 units per year.
What needed to change?
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.
How LIFA managed the work
We ran tensile and stretch testing on cables from 5 suppliers.
We documented low-quality steel and improper coating at the current factory.
We qualified 2 suppliers meeting the stretch standard (≤1.2%).
We 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.
From our company project database, with the work, approvals and results shown together.
What this project shows
Safety-critical component acceptance needs measurable criteria and batch evidence. Supplier selection here followed tensile and stretch testing.
Client identities, supplier contacts and confidential commercial terms are withheld from this public company record.
