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Cannondale Recalls Bicycles With Carbon Crankset Due to Fall Hazard

Recalled June 6, 2007 · CPSC recall 07206 · Cannondale

Hazard

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

Remedy

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

Units

About 2,900

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 cranksets 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

What to do

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

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

Product

Bicycles with Carbon Cranksets

Imported by

Cannondale Bicycle Corp., of Bethel, Conn.

Retailers

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.

Made in

Taiwan

Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Official recall notice on cpsc.gov →