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Cycling Sports Group Recalls Commuter Bicycles Due to Fall Hazard

Recalled 2016-07-21. Fall hazard. Here is what the CPSC published, and what you are owed.

About 3,100Units
2016-07-21Recall date
FallHazard
YesInjuries

The text below is quoted from the CPSC notice word for word.

What was recalled
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.
The hazard
The bicycle's fork axle can crack, posing a fall hazard.
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.
The 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.

The details

ProductsCannondale commuter bicycles
Made byPost Moderne Tech Corp
Imported byCycling Sports Group Inc
Made inTaiwan
CPSC recall number16229
What a recall entitles you to

A refund, a repair or a replacement. The notice says which. It costs you nothing and there is usually no receipt requirement.

Stop using the product first. Recalls do not expire. An old one still counts.

The full CPSC notice, including photographs, is at cpsc.gov.

Source: CPSC SaferProducts recall feed, retrieved 2026-08-06. Newest recall on file 2026-07-30.

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