June 7, 2007
Cannondale is recalling bicycles with carbon cranksets because the crankset could break, causing a fall hazard.
Cannondale has received two reports of the cranksets breaking resulting in one minor injury.
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 crankset 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
The bicycles were sold at 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.
Cannondale dealers will inspect the bicycle cranksets to determine if a free replacement is needed.
Consumer 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 firms Website at www.cannondale.com.
The recall is being conducted in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
