Ritchey Design is recalling carbon bicycle forks that have a hole in the front crown because an alloy insert in that hole can come loose. When the insert loosens, any accessory attached to it—such as a rack—can fall off and land on the bike's front wheel, which could cause the rider to crash and suffer serious injury or death. The recall affects all Ritchey carbon forks with crown mounting holes, including those sold individually and as part of Ritchey bicycle framesets in models like the Montebello, Septimer, and Outback, as well as the WCS Carbon Mountain Adventure, Brevet Road, Adventure Gravel, and Tapered Adventure Gravel forks.
Consumers should immediately stop using bicycles with the recalled fork and inspect the front crown hole for any attached racks or accessories. According to the recall notice, affected consumers should register at https://ritcheylogic.com/support/recall to receive a free Ritchey Fork Crown Hole Closure Kit with instructions to close the threaded hole above the front wheel.
The alloy insert located in the front crown hole of the carbon fork can come loose, causing an accessory to fall off and land on the bike's front wheel, posing a risk of serious injury or death from a fall and crash hazard.
Consumers are asked to stop using the bicycles equipped with the recalled fork immediately. Please inspect the front crown hole for any attached racks or accessories. The threaded hole located above the front wheel should be closed immediately. Consumers should register at https://ritcheylogic.com/support/recall to receive a free Ritchey Fork Crown Hole Closure Kit with instructions. All carbon bicycle forks with crown mounting holes are included in the recall.
This recall involves Ritchey Carbon Fiber Bicycle Forks with a crown hole. The fork fits on the front of the bicycle to hold the front wheel in place. The fork is sold individually and with certain Ritchey bicycle framesets. The framesets were sold as Montebello (Hot sauce color), Septimer (Black & White color) and Outback (Aurora and Winter Sage color). The individual black carbon forks were sold as WCS Carbon Mountain Adventure Fork, WCS Carbon Brevet Road Fork, WCS Carbon Adventure Gravel Fork and WCS Carbon Tapered Adventure Gravel Fork. The brand name "Ritchey" is located on the fork.
Official record: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ↗
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