Reynolds Fork recall
 

NEWS from CPSC
> U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
> Office of Information and Public Affairs
> Washington, DC 20207
>
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
> October 23, 2007
> Release #08-040
>
> Firm's Recall Hotline: (866) 798-3040
> CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
> CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
> Firm's Media Contact: Jonathan Geran, (866) 798-3040
>
> Reynolds Recalls Bicycle Forks Due to Fall Hazard
>
> WASHINGTON, D.C. - 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 Product: Reynolds UL Bicycle Forks
>
> Units: About 330
>
> Manufacturer: MacLean Quality Composites, d.b.a. Reynolds, of West
> Jordan, Utah
>
> Distributors: Quality Bicycle Products, of Bloomington, Minn., and
> Security Bicycle Accessories, of Hempstead, N.Y.
>
> Hazard: The fork tips could separate from the fork legs, causing the
> wheel to come loose from the fork while riding. This could pose a
> serious fall hazard to riders.
>
> Incidents/Injuries: None reported.
>
> Description: This recall involves the Reynolds UL bicycle fork models
> with 43 mm and 50 mm rakes and with serial numbers 09100 through 10403.
> The serial number decal is located on the steer tube. To see the serial
> number, the fork must be removed from the frame. Some recalled forks
> are
> black, have "Reynolds" printed on them, and have a gray and white
> stripe
> painted on the legs of the fork. Other recalled forks were painted with
> a different paint scheme and do not have "Reynolds" printed on them. To
> determine if a fork is included in this recall, consumers should
> contact
> the company.
>
> Sold at: Independent bicycle retailers nationwide from October 2006
> through May 2007 for about $500. The recalled forks were included in
> custom 2007 bicycle frame kits from the following manufacturers:
> Independent Fabrication, Litespeed, Lynskey Performance Designs LLC.,
> Merlin, Parlee, Rock Lobster, Spectrum Cycles, Strong Frames and
> Vicious
> Cycles.
>
> Manufactured in: United States
>
> Remedy: Consumers should stop using the bicycles equipped with the
> recalled forks immediately and contact Reynolds for a free replacement
> fork.
>
> Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Reynolds
> toll-free
> at (866) 798-3040 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday,
> visit the company's Web site at www.reynoldscycling.com/recall or send
> an email to recall@reynoldscycling.com
>
> To see this recall on CPSC's web site, including pictures of the
> recalled products, please go to:
> http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml08/08040.html

Wow, this is a major deal. As I read the recall notice I was wondering how many people will get the notice, how many will panic, how many will try to pull their own forks, how many will think it's not their fork because it doesn't say Reynolds on it, and how annoying this must be for some of the builders/companies using this fork. So much for "Reynolds" being one of the trouble free, highest quality products you can buy.