Cannondale Recalls Bicycles With Carbon Crankset Due to Fall Hazard

NEWS from CPSC

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

Office of Information and Public Affairs

Washington, DC 20207

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 6, 2007
Release #07-206

Firm's Recall Hotline: (800) 245-3872
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
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Cannondale Recalls Bicycles With Carbon Crankset Due to Fall Hazard

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Name of product: Bicycles with Carbon Cranksets

Units: About 2,900

Importer: Cannondale Bicycle Corp., of Bethel, Conn.

Hazard: The bicycle's crankset could break, posing a fall hazard to user.

Incidents/Injuries: Cannondale has received two reports of the cranksets breaking resulting in one minor injury.

Description: Cranksets are the gears at the front of the bicycle chain with pedals attached to the outer ends. The crankset spins on a bearing and axle assembly called a bottom bracket. The recalled cranksets are two piece carbon crankset with an integrated aluminum bottom bracket. These cranksets were used on the following bicycle models:

2007 Road Bikes:
   Synapse Carbon SL1 Compact drive
   Ironman 1, Si Carbon Standard drive
   System 6 Team 1 Compact drive and Standard drive
   System 6 Team 3 Compact drive and Standard drive
   Cyclocross SLl 1 Compact drive

2007 Mountain Bikes:
Taurine 1 SL
Rush Carbon 2

2007 Framesets & Cranksets:
   Synapse SL Si
   System 6 Team SI
   Ironman 613 SL
   CAAD 9 Cyclocross Si
   All carbon Si road and mountain cranksets

2008 Road Bikes:
System 6 Liquigas 3 Compact and Standard Drive

Sold at: Authorized Cannondale dealers nationwide from June 2006 though May 2007 for between $1,800 and $5,700 for the bicycles and about $475 for the crankset.

Manufactured in: Taiwan

Remedy: Cannondale dealers will inspect the bicycle cranksets to determine if a free replacement is needed.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Cannondale at (800) BIKEUSA (245-3872) between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the firm's Website at www.cannondale.com