Defective Spokes Prompt Bicycle Recall

Report of Facial Injury Prompts Recall

About 12,000 bicycles with R-SYS Front Wheel Rims made by Salomon SAS, France, are being recalled because the spokes on the bicycle's front wheel rim can break during use, posing a fall and crash hazard to riders.

Mavic USA, the importer, has received 1 report of an injury involving broken teeth.

This recall includes R-SYS and R-SYS Premium front wheel rims. They were sold as original equipment on various bicycle brands and were also sold separately. R-SYS wheel rims are designed for road bikes. "R-SYS" is printed on the front rim of the wheels. The rims are 22mm in diameter, with 16 tubular, unidirectional carbon spokes.

The product was sold at specialty bicycle retailers from May 2007 through December 2008 for between $700 and $750 for the front wheel of the 2-wheel set when sold separately from the bicycle.

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Published on Feb-4-09