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    Tony Raven
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    Lefty forks in recall notice
    06:45, May 24th 2007 by Carlton Reid
    Cannondale has said Lefty Speed Carbon SL and Lefty Speed DLR 2 forks
    are subject to a recall because of an assembly error.
    Cannondale is voluntarily issuing a Safety Recall Notice. The products
    affected include any 2007 and some 2008 mountain bikes equipped with
    either Lefty Speed Carbon SL or Lefty Speed DLR 2 forks.

    “Unfortunately there have already been injuries due to this issue. We
    strongly urge anyone that has purchased one of these bikes to contact
    their dealer immediately and have your bike inspected,” said Chris Peck
    VP R&D at Cannondale.

    Cannondale has learned of an error in the assembly process of these
    forks which may allow the telescope assembly of the fork to completely
    separate.

    “The origin of the problem is an improper application of a thread
    locking compound to the damping cartridge. The result is that the lower
    half of the assembly could potentially unthread and slide out of the
    upper sleeve,”

    “It’s important to note that the product design itself is not flawed nor
    is the manufacturing process. This is an assembly error. Cannondale
    Lefty product has been in our line for nearly a decade. It is
    race-proven at the World Cup level and has passed the highest testing
    standards in the industry when manufactured correctly,” said Peck.

    The Safety Recall Notice will be distributed to all Authorized
    Cannondale Dealers in conjunction with specific service procedures.
    Cannondale has put appropriate control procedures in place to ensure
    quality prior to all future bicycle assembly.
    http://www.bikebiz.com/news/27219/Lefty-forks-in-recall-notice
    --
    Tony

    "The most savage controversies are those about matters as to which there
    is no good evidence either way."
    - Bertrand Russell

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  2. POHB
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    There was a Halfords child bike seat recall in the paper yesterday too

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  3. Ian Smith
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    On Thu, 24 May, Tony Raven <[email hidden]> wrote:

    [Quoting canondale]

    Quoted message said:

    It's important to note that the product design itself is not flawed
    nor is the manufacturing process. This is an assembly error.

    Eh? It's not a flaw with the manufacture process, it was just
    manufactured wrong?

    One wonders what would qualify as a manufacturing process flaw, if
    not actually assembling it correctly is not.

    regards, Ian SMith
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  4. Tony Raven
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    POHB wrote on 24/05/2007 10:27 +0100:

    Quoted message said:

    There was a Halfords child bike seat recall in the paper yesterday too

    You got my hopes up for a second there. I thought they were recalling
    Halfords ;-)

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    Tony

    "The most savage controversies are those about matters as to which there
    is no good evidence either way."
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    Tony Raven said:

    "It's important to note that the product design itself is not flawed nor
    is the manufacturing process. This is an assembly error. Cannondale
    Lefty product has been in our line for nearly a decade. It is
    race-proven at the World Cup level and has passed the highest testing
    standards in the industry when manufactured correctly," said Peck.

    Of course, Cannondale's "highest testing standards" are legendary. Who
    can forget the "disk and quick release test", where they simulated a
    weak 10 year old lightly dabbing the brake lever as he rolled along a
    smooth road, while a 250lb gorilla sat on his shoulders to stop the
    wheel from being forced down in the dropouts:

    http://www.ne.jp/asahi/julesandjames/home/disk_and_quick_release/cannondale.html

    James

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  6. raisethe
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    Ian Smith said:

    On Thu, 24 May, Tony Raven <[email hidden]> wrote:

    [Quoting canondale]

    Quoted message said:

    It's important to note that the product design itself is not flawed
    nor is the manufacturing process. This is an assembly error.

    Eh? It's not a flaw with the manufacture process, it was just
    manufactured wrong?

    One wonders what would qualify as a manufacturing process flaw, if
    not actually assembling it correctly is not.

    regards, Ian SMith
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    Of course, if they had a second fork then it is unlikely anyone would
    have got injured.

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