Ritchey Design Recalls Carbon Bicycle Forks Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Fall and Crash Hazards
Key facts
- Agency
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
- Recall number
- 26696
- Recall date
- Aug 13, 2026
- Units
- About 775
- Remedy
- Repair
- Firm
- Ritchey Design
- Made in
- Taiwan
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.
Contact: Ritchey Design toll-free at 800-748-2439 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, email at ritcheydesign@ritcheylogic.com or online at https://ritcheylogic.com/support/recall or https://ritcheylogic.com/ and click on "Safety Recalls" at the top of the page to receive more information.
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.
How to identify the recalled product
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.
About this recall
CPSC announced this recall on Aug 13, 2026. It covers About 775 units. The remedy type is repair: the firm will fix the product, or send you a part or kit to fix it. Reported incidents: The firm has received one report of the alloy insert in the crown hole coming loose. No injuries have been reported. Ritchey Design has 2 recalls in our records.
Where it was sold
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).
Companies and identifiers
- Importer
- Ritchey Design, of Reno, Nevada
Source and freshness
- Source
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Recalls API
- Official notice
- https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2026/Ritchey-Design-Recalls-Carbon-Bicycle-Forks-Due-to-Risk-…
- Last published by CPSC
- Aug 14, 2026
- Imported by RecallRadar
- Nov 4, 2026
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