My experience would tell me that such noises are indicative of wasted energy and wear which in most mechanical systems leads to failure. I laughed at the Future Shock when it cropped up on the Specialized Roubaix.
Paul Norman January 10, 2019 3:49 pm Specialized has announced a recall of a number of its bikes with its Futureshock sprung bars and stems. Am going back to bike shop tomorrow and will ask for my money back.
LinkBack. All rights reserved. Click here to view a list of affected models by Model Year. Take an engineering course. The specific reason provided by Specialized is as follows: “Based upon reports from the field, the steerer tube collar on select Roubaix, Ruby, Diverge, and Sirrus bicycles may be susceptible to stress corrosion cracking. Everything evolves to improve. Denial doesn't resolve the issue. . Enjoying our comprehensive coverage of every title race? >> Try 5 issues of Cycling Weekly magazine for just £5 in our Autumn Subscription Trial.
Easy enough to do, however when I opened up the top of the cartridge, I was rather surprised to that no spring had been installed at all in my bike. Note: Specialized issued a recall January 2019 for certain Future Shock headsets. With your upper body now somewhat isolated you can expect the unsprung bits of the bike to shake more. We wish to apologize for this inconvenience and thank you for your patience. Enjoy the luxury of home delivery and never miss an issue <<. I've put about 1,600 miles on my Roubaix Sport since I purchased it late last year and overall it's been a great bike. Doubt you’ve done any damage, the assembly is quite robust, but it will be covered no matter what.
Very little travel with future shock and have had cartridge replaced once already now the problem is back again.
When reinstalling the Future Shock, the spacers and headstem need to be on, and compressed down before tightening the Future Shock clamp screw. Find out how we did it. Specialized has just issued a recall for its Roubaix, Ruby, Diverge, and Sirrus models due to an issue with the clamping steerer tube collars on the Future Shock. Most riders don’t need a booster. After that we went back to Morgan Hill [Specialized’s headquarters] and engineered another improved model and brought five new rigid cartridges back to Europe. Has anyone adjusted the stem/bar height on a Specialized bike with future shock?
thanks 04-27-2009 #18.
Through a focus on axial compliance, it breaks the mold of what we thought was possible in bicycle design. There are a subset of FS owners that have had problems...some repeated issues.
Not all bikes from all model years are affected. Are there different spring levels from specialized? And when you press down on the handlebars, it responds the way you might imagine it might: it depresses a small amount and quickly responds. Amazingly there have been no searchable problems till this forum thread. On January 9th 2019, Specialized issues a global recall notices for certain models with the Future Shock cartridge installed. So after taking my diverge on some single track last weekend, I decided to change the spring from medium to heavy. It says that if your bike is affected, you should stop riding it immediately and take it to a Specialized retailer, who will be able to fit a new steerer tube collar at no cost to the bike owner. If you are at an office or shared network, you can ask the network administrator to run a scan across the network looking for misconfigured or infected devices.
Specialized has issued a voluntary recall of the steerer tube collars on all bikes with the Future Shock headset system. It further says that it is working with the Consumer Product Safety Commission in the US to formally announce the recall and apologises for the inconvenience to bike owners. We have identified a potential problem with an Ö hlins branded RXF36 Air and RXF34 Air suspension forks sold as aftermarket equipment and as original equipment on some Specialized-branded Enduro, Stumpjumper, Fuse, and Levo mountain bicycles.
Still, not sure how that got missed. The Future Shock system is also in use on Specialized’s Diverge all-road bike, Ruby women’s endurance bike, and Sirrus fitness bike. Wasn't the Model A innovative in its day? Specialized did it for Niki Terpstra's bike in the 2017 Paris Roubaix as they tried to pull a fast one on the gullible public by pretending that Terpstra was racing on a future shock when in fact it was modified to be rigid and slyly covered up with the rubber boot. “This is an isolated incident and doesn’t affect any of the other race bikes or any production Future Shock equipped bikes, including the Specialized Ruby and Roubaix.”, American company says "miscommunication" led to Terpstra's bike having pre-production steerer cartridge for race, This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google, Jonathan Caicedo takes Etna stage three win as Thomas and Yates lose time at Giro d’Italia, Geraint Thomas looks to be out of contention at the 2020 Giro d’Italia, Greg Van Avermaet suffers vertebra fracture and collapsed lung in Liège-Bastogne-Liège crash, Try 5 issues of Cycling Weekly magazine for just £5.
If it's not a wear component (chain, cassette, or tires) I generally expect a few years of heavy usage before a part needs replacing. Specialized calls for the Future Shock to be serviced every 500 hours. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts, https://www.specialized.com/ca/en/safety-notices?fbclid=IwAR3pxsHCM7TJdiIG05sVTpNV7BRBiwFyOPjGoQy4viHAkW2UlUGmu3h64bE. “We’re gutted about this,” Cote continued, “but we’re so glad that Niki is OK. “He’s injured and he’s bashed up, but myself and Mike Sinyard have spoken to him and apologised in person, but we know that doesn’t bring the race back. Copyright © 2018 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. Who's saying Future Shock is "innovative?" The Future Shock. Why isn't a square taper BB still among the most popular BB's sold on top of the line race bikes? Please stop riding your bicycle immediately and visit your local Authorized Specialized Retailer to have a new steerer tube collar installed, at no cost to you. A bad batch of FS cartridges. The Future Shock, if you need reminding, is a spring inside a cartridge located between the stem and head tube. Photos of the crash show Terpstra’s handlebars and stem detached from the rest of the bike, with the 2014 race winner sat bloodied at the side of the road, being forced to abandon a race where he would have provided his team with another option along with Tom Boonen and eventual second-place Zdenek Stybar. Now that would be great customer service, or am I expecting too much from a global company? Are you 100% sure there's no spring in there? But it’s the other problem you mentioned which has really been bugging me. Specialized Issues Voluntary Recall of Future Shock Steerer Tube Collars cyclocross magazine — January 11, 2019 Specialized has issued a voluntary recall of the steerer tube collars on all bikes with the Future Shock headset system. Have you seen an official statement from Specialized on the 500 hour rumour? How did your LBS not catch that? Consider a donation to support CXM. Hasn't innovation changed the World since and including the Industrial Revolution? There are many reasons. The recall affects the Roubaix, Ruby, Diverge and Sirrus produced in model years 2017, 2018 and 2019, although not all bikes from all model years are affected – see the table below. Dear Specialized Rider, The safety and reliability of our products is a top priority for us.
The recall affects the Specialized Diverge gravel bike, Roubaix, Ruby and Sirrus.
The recall affects the Specialized Diverge gravel bike, Roubaix, Ruby and Sirrus. My background is design. Join our team and make a difference in the sport.
We've got a few openings we're looking to fill soon. If the light spring is 13 lbs of resistance, how much resistance does just the naked cartridge have? It was the major decision in purchasing the bike.
If you continue on, we will assume that we have your consent. (Photo courtesy Specialized). . My other bikes: all Specialized as it happens, all run smoothly and stealthy quiet. Behold, "Future Shock" . This bike is an expensive lemon! Terpstra suffered nothing more than cuts and bruises, with Cote and Sinyard apologising after the race. You may need to download version 2.0 now from the Chrome Web Store.
Specialized has published this list of bikes and model years affected by the recall, >> Try 5 issues of Cycling Weekly magazine for just £5 in our Autumn Subscription Trial. An announcement from Specialized is below, including information on how to get the steerer tube collar replaced. So after taking my diverge on some single track last weekend, I decided to change the spring from medium to heavy.
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