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Cannondale Mountain Bike Recall
CANNONDALE MOUNTAIN BIKE RECALL ALERT: Below is the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announcement regarding the Cannondale mountain bike recall. Have you been injured on a Cannondale mountain bike? You may be entitled to compensation for your injuries.
PritzkerOlsen, P.A., a premier personal injury law firm, has recovered millions for injury victims. The firm is a national law firm with offices in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Minnesota bicycle accident attorney Fred Pritzker has over 30 years of experience. He and has been named a "Top 100 Minnesota Super Lawyer" by Minnesota Law & Politics magazine and was selected by other lawyers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America. If you have been injured on a Cannondale bicycle, contact a lawyer at PritzkerOlsen, P.A. for a free case evaluation. You may call toll-free at 1-888-377-8900 or submit firm's online, attorney-consultation form.
Cannondale Announces Recall of Mountain Bicycles; Lefty Forks Can Break Unexpectedly
WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 13, 2007 - 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 Products: Mountain Bicycles with Lefty Speed SL and Lefty Speed DLR Forks
Units: About 6,700
Manufacturer: Cannondale Bicycle Corp., Bethel, Conn.
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:
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 ($950)
- 2008 Rush Carbon 3 ($3500)
Sold at: Authorized Cannondale dealers from June 2006 through May 2007 for between $1,600 and $6,500.
Manufactured in: United States
Remedy: Consumers should stop using these bicycles immediately. Cannondale dealers will repair these forks at no charge. [Note from PritzkerOlsen, P.A.: If someone has been injured on your Cannondale mountain bike, do not have a dealer repair it. Contact Pritzker Olsen toll-free at 1-888-377-8900 for a free consultation.]
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