# Ritchey Design Recalls Carbon Bicycle Forks Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Fall and Crash Hazards For Ritchey Design Recalls Carbon Bicycle Forks Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Fall and Crash Hazards, cpsc recall number is 26-696; product is Ritchey Carbon Fiber Bicycle Forks; recall date is August 13, 2026; hazard is 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 type is Repair, verified against its source on 2026-09-01. - **CPSC recall number:** 26-696 _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_ - **Recall:** Ritchey Design Recalls Carbon Bicycle Forks Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Fall and Crash Hazards _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_ - **Product:** Ritchey Carbon Fiber Bicycle Forks _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_ - **Recall date:** August 13, 2026 _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_ - **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. _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_ - **Remedy type:** Repair _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_ - **What to do:** 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. _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_ - **Units affected:** About 775 _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_ - **Incidents and injuries:** The firm has received one report of the alloy insert in the crown hole coming loose. No injuries have been reported. _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_ - **Recalling firm:** Ritchey Design, of Reno, Nevada _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_ - **Manufactured in:** Taiwan _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_ - **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). _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_ - **Which items are affected:** 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. _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_ ## What the source says > Name of 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. Remedy: Repair Recall Date: August 13, 2026 Units: About 775 ## Where each value comes from This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it. ### CPSC recall number > Recall number: 26-696 ### Recall > Ritchey Design Recalls Carbon Bicycle Forks Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Fall and Crash Hazards ### Product > Name of Product: Ritchey Carbon Fiber Bicycle Forks ### Recall date > Recall Date: August 13, 2026 ### Hazard > 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 type > Remedy: Repair ### What to do > 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. ### Units affected > Units: About 775 ### Incidents and injuries > Incidents/Injuries: The firm has received one report of the alloy insert in the crown hole coming loose. No injuries have been reported. ### Recalling firm > Importer(s): Ritchey Design, of Reno, Nevada ### Manufactured in > Manufactured In: Taiwan ### 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). ### Which items are affected > 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. ## Source - https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2026/Ritchey-Design-Recalls-Carbon-Bicycle-Forks-Due-to-Risk-of-Serious-Injury-or-Death-from-Fall-and-Crash-Hazards - https://www.saferproducts.gov/RestWebServices/Recall?RecallDateStart=2026-01-01&format=json Last verified: 2026-09-01. Review by: 2026-10-01. Part of [Current CPSC consumer product recalls, with hazard and remedy](https://referencesource.org/cpsc-consumer-product-recalls-current/).