FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 27, 1998
Release # 98-099
Company Phone Number: (800) 338-7677, ext. #263 CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: Ken Giles, (301) 504-7052
CPSC, Rand/Ross Bicycle Co. Announce Recall to Repair
Mountain Bikes
WASHINGTON, D.C.- In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product
Safety Commission (CPSC), Rand/Ross Bicycle Co., of Farmingdale,
N.Y., is recalling for adjustment 11,000
mountain bikes. The front suspension fork can separate from the
frame of these bikes, causing riders to lose control and
fall.
Rand/Ross is aware of five reports of serious injuries which
reportedly occurred when an improperly adjusted front suspension
fork separated from the frame. These injuries
included facial fractures and lacerations.
These mountain bikes were distributed under the names Rock
Machine 2600, Rock Machine 3600, Tarantula MRX 1200 and Ross Mt.
Washington. They are adult sized and sold in various colors
including silver and gray, blue, moss green, burgundy, metallic
green and luster yellow. Their name and model numbers are written
on the bike frames.
Target, Price-Costco, Toys R Us and a limited number of
bicycle shops sold these bicycles nationwide from February 1997
to March 1998 for about $200 to $300.
Consumers should stop using the bicycles immediately and
call Rand/Ross toll free at (800) 338-7677, extension #263
between 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EDT Monday through Friday.
Consumers will be given the name of a local bicycle
dealer/shop/technician who will make the appropriate tightening
adjustment with a torque wrench free of charge. If consumers wish
to make the adjustment themselves, they will be sent a free
retro-fit kit. The retro-fit kit contains a 6-inch 6mm allen
wrench and instructions for tightening the bolts.
