CPSC, Firms Announce Recall of Bicycles and Bicycle Components

Consumers should stop using the Hemi bicycles, and return them to a Specialized dealer, for a refund. Stop using the Cannondale bicycles and return them to a Cannondale retailer to have the fork rebuilt and upgraded, at no charge. Stop using bicycles with the Gustav M hydraulic disc brakes and contact a Magura dealer for repair or a brake upgrade kit. Stop using bicycles with recalled handlebars and bar ends, to obtain a refund or a free replacement handlebar, to be installed at Supergo stores.

Specialized dealers sold the Hemi 12-inch bicycles nationwide, from July 2000 through May 2001, for between $110 to $130. Cannondale dealers sold the recalled forks on bicycles from December 2000 through June 2001. The bicycles sold for between $3,500 and $4,300. Bicycle stores sold the Magura brakes nationwide, from September 2000 through May 2001, for about $260 each. They were also sold with Cannondale MT 4000 tandem bicycles. Supergo stores in California and Chandler, Arizona sold the handlebars, from June 2000 through May 2001, for about $39. Supergo stores sold the bar ends in California and Chandler, Arizona, from July 2000 through May 2001, for about $25. Supergo also sold the bar ends nationwide through mail order.

About 7,500 bicycles and 852 bicycle components

RANS Inc. has received eight reports of forks breaking on these bicycles. The company has received no reports of injuries. Specialized Bicycles Inc. has received two reports of these bicycles breaking, resulting in minor injuries. Cannondale has received six reports of forks breaking. No injuries reported. Magura has received no reports of incidents or injuries. Supergo has received two reports of handlebars breaking and one report of a handlebar cracking. There are no reports of injuries.

Bicycles and Bicycle Components

For more information, call RANS Inc. toll-free at (877) 990-7267 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or visit their web site at www.rans.com/recall or at www.ransbikes.com. To determine if the bicycle is part of this recall and for more information, call Specialized Bicycles Inc. at (800) 214-1468 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, call Cannondale toll-free at (800) BIKE USA between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. ET Saturday, and between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. Sunday, call Magura toll-free at (800) 448-3876 between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, call Supergo at (800) 326-2453 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, or go to Supergo's web site at www.supergo.com.