The US Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Specialized Bicycle Components Inc, has announced a voluntary recall of Specialized’s 2004 Roubaix Comp and Roubaix Pro bicycles. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
About 3,000 of the bikes have been recalled due to a fault during which the cable stop on the bicycle can loosen, which can cause the rider to lose control and fall from the bike. Specialized received reports of two falls that resulted in fractures requiring medical attention and surgery.
The recalled bicycles, originally manufactured in Taiwan, are: 2004 Roubaix Comp 18, 2004 Roubaix Comp 27, 2004 Roubaix Pro 18, and 2004 Roubaix Pro frameset models. The model names of the recalled bicycles can be found on the top tube.
Only bicycles with a single rivet fastening the cable stop to the frame are subject to recall. Here, the cable stop is attached through bonding materials and a single rivet mounted at the front of the bicycle. The cables pass through eyelets in the cable stop on the down tube. Bicycles with a double rivet fastening the cable stop to the frame are not subject to recall.
The bikes were sold by Specialized authorised dealers nationwide across the US from September 2003 through to August 2004 for between US$1,600 and US$4,000.
Consumers should immediately stop using their bicycle and return to a Specialized authorized dealer for an approved repair, at no cost to the consumer. For additional information, US consumers can contact Specialized toll-free at (877) 808 8154 between 9am and 5pm, Monday through to Friday or visit the firm’s Web site at www.specialized.com.
