Ritchey recalls carbon bicycle forks over insert that can come loose and cause crashes
The metal insert in the fork's front crown hole can come loose, letting an attached accessory fall onto the front wheel, which could cause a fall or crash with serious injury or death.
What to do
Stop using bicycles with the recalled fork right away, check the front crown hole for racks or accessories, and close the threaded hole. Register at https://ritcheylogic.com/support/recall for a free Ritchey Fork Crown Hole Closure Kit with instructions.
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Recall details
- Product
- Ritchey Carbon Fiber Bicycle Forks
- Hazard
- 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.
- Injuries
- The firm has received one report of the alloy insert in the crown hole coming loose. No injuries have been reported.
- Units
- About 775
- Where sold
- Sold at Performance Bike, Chico CA, Adrenaline Bikes, Orange CA, Excel Sports Boulder, Boulder, CO and other bicycle retailers nationwide and on-line including ritcheylogic.com from July 2024 through June 2026 for between $660 and $700 (individual carbon bicycle fork) and between $1,760 and $3,500 (bike frames with carbon bicycle forks).
- Remedy
- Repair
- Notice last updated
- August 14, 2026
- Recall date
- August 13, 2026
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Official notice
The notice's own wording from CPSC.
Ritchey Design Recalls Carbon Bicycle Forks Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Fall and Crash Hazards
- Description
- 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.
- Hazard
- 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.
- Remedy
- 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. Remedy options: Repair.
- Injuries
- The firm has received one report of the alloy insert in the crown hole coming loose. No injuries have been reported.
- Number of units
- About 775
- Sold at
- Sold at Performance Bike, Chico CA, Adrenaline Bikes, Orange CA, Excel Sports Boulder, Boulder, CO and other bicycle retailers nationwide and on-line including ritcheylogic.com from July 2024 through June 2026 for between $660 and $700 (individual carbon bicycle fork) and between $1,760 and $3,500 (bike frames with carbon bicycle forks).
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