HAZARDOUS RECALL- Cannondale Mountain Bicycles Lefty Speed SL and DLR forks

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  • By AAFES News Release
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the Cannondale Bicycle Corp., Bethel, Conn. voluntarily recalling the following Mountain Bicycles Lefty Speed SL and DLR forks. Consumers should stop using bicycles with recalled forks immediately.

Name of product: Mountain Bicycles with Lefty Speed SL and Lefty Speed DLR Forks 

Units:
About 6,700. AAFES only sold approximately 51 in PAC & Europe.

Hazard: The forks can break during use causing the rider to lose control of the bicycle, fall and suffer serious injuries.

Incidents/Injuries: Cannondale has received 15 reports of the bicycle forks separating, including five reports of injuries including a broken collarbone, a concussion, broken ribs and bruises.

Description: The carbon or aluminum bicycle forks were sold on Cannondale mountain bicycle models listed below:

Bicycle model code, product - Retail price
Lefty Speed Carbon SL
2007 Taurine Carbon Team Replica - $5500
2007 Scalpel 1- $5000
2007 Scalpel Team Replica - $5500
2007 Rush Carbon 1 - $6000
2007 Rush Carbon Team - $6500
2007 aftermarket, replacement Lefty Speed Carbon SL forks - $1400 

Lefty Speed DLR 2 (including bonded, 100mm and 80mm)
2007 Rush Carbon 2 (This model also included in the recall for Cranksets - CPSC
press release #07-206) - $4500
2007 Rush 3 - $2600
2007 Rush 4 - $2100
2007 Rush 5 - $1700
2007 Caffeine 29'er - $1600
2007 Scalpel 2 - $3500
2007 Scalpel 3 - $2600
2007 Caffeine 1 - $2200
2007 Caffeine 2 - $1600
2007 Rush Feminine 1 - $2000
2007 aftermarket, replacement Lefty Speed (bonded, 100mm and 80mm) DLR 2
2008 Rush Carbon 3 - $3500

Sold at:
Authorized Cannondale dealers from June 2006 through May 2007 for between $1,600 and $6,500. Sold through AAFES in a limited number of stores in PAC and Europe. 

Manufactured in:
United States 

Remedy:
Consumers should stop using these bicycles immediately and contact a Cannondale dealer for a free repair of these forks.

Consumer Contact: Owners of these bicycles may call Cannondale's toll free number: 800- BIKEUSA (245-3872) between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the firm's Web site at www.cannondale.com

Cannondale Europe
Postbus 5100, Visits: Hanzepoort.27,
7570, GC Oldenzaal
Netherlands
Phone: 41614879380
FAX: 31-5415-14240
E-Mail: Serviceseurope@Cannondale.com

For more information:
AAFES MEDIA CONTACT: Lt. Col. David A. Konop - konopd@aafes.com