Recall: Cycling Sports Group Recalls Commuter Bicycles Due to Fall Hazard

Description: This recall involves 2010-2012 Cannondale Bad Boy and Bad Girl commuter bicycles. They were sold in black. Only bicycles with date codes beginning with P, Q and RB through RL are included in this recall. The date code is located on the bottom of the bicycle fork. The frame is matte black. A Cannondale decal can be found on the downtube.

Name of product: Cannondale commuter bicycles

Units: About 3,100 (in addition, about 400 were sold in Canada)

Manufacturer: Post Moderne Tech Corp., of Taiwan

Hazard: The bicycle's fork axle can crack, posing a fall hazard.

Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled bicycles and take them to the nearest authorized Cannondale dealer for a free repair. Cannondale dealers will replace the fork free of charge.

Recall date: July 21, 2016

Incidents/Injuries: The firm has received 30 reports of the bicycle's fork axle cracking; including an injury report of a fall that resulted in a concussion and bruising.

Sold At: Authorized Cannondale dealers nationwide from June 2010 through December 2014 for between $1,000 and $1,800.

Importers: Cycling Sports Group Inc., of Wilton, Conn.

Manufactured in: Taiwan

Consumer contact: Cannondale at 800-726-2453 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, by email at custserve@cyclingsportsgroup.com or online at www.cannondale.com and click on Safety Notices and Recalls at the bottom right-hand corner of the main page for more information.

Recall number: 16-229