Proven case study

Peru Bicycle 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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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

  1. Ran tensile and stretch testing on cables from 5 suppliers.

  2. Documented low-quality steel and improper coating at the current factory.

  3. Qualified 2 suppliers meeting the stretch standard (≤1.2%).

  4. Added batch test certificates for all safety-critical parts.

Recorded result

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.

Company record

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