Warning -

> September 22, 2004
> Release # 04-220
> Performance Hotline: (800) 553-8324 or Supergo
> Hotline: (800) 398-9702
> CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772
> CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
>
> CPSC, Performance Inc. and Supergo Inc. Announce
> Recall of Bicycle
> Handlebars
>
> WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety
> Commission announces
> the following recall in voluntary cooperation with
> the firms below.
> Consumers should stop using recalled products
> immediately unless
> otherwise instructed.
>
> Name of product: "Forte Flyte OS" and "Weyless
> CF200" Carbon Handlebars
>
> Units: About 300
>
> Manufacturer: Performance Inc. and Supergo Inc., of
> Chapel Hill, N.C.
>
> Hazard: The handlebars can develop cracks that may
> not be visible, which
> can cause the handlebar to break without warning,
> resulting in serious
> injury or death.
>
> Incidents/Injuries: Performance Inc. has received
> one report of
> handlebars breaking. No injuries were reported.
>
> Description: Only the Performance Forte Flyte OS
> Carbon Road handlebars
> and the Supergo Weyless OS Carbon Road handlebars
> are included in the
> recall. Both handlebars are natural carbon gray. The
> Performance Forte
> Flyte has printing along the top of the handlebar.
> On the left front is
> "Forte" in red, and on the right front is "Flyte."
> On the right top is
> "ACT" in large white letters and "Advanced Carbon
> Technology" in smaller
> letters. The Supergo Weyless handlebar says
> "Weyless" in white and has a
> red oval with "Full Carbon Composite" printed in
> white. On the left side
> is "CF" in red, "200" in white, and "Hi-Pressure
> Solid Compaction" in
> white. The Performance handlebars were sold
> separately, not as part of a
> bicycle. The Supergo handlebars were sold separately
> and as part of the
> 2004 Scattante SC-R bicycle.
>
> Sold at: The recalled handlebars were sold by mail
> order, Web sites, and
> Performance and Supergo retail stores for about
> $169. The Scattante bike
> equipped with the defective handlebars sold for
> $3,295.
>
> Manufactured in: Taiwan
>
> Remedy: Consumers should stop using the bicycles
> with these handlebars
> immediately and return the handlebars to the nearest
> Performance or
> Supergo stores for a replacement or refund.
>
> Consumer Contact: Contact Performance at (800)
> 553-8324 or Supergo at
> (800) 398-9702 between 9 a.m. and 10 p.m. ET Monday
> through Friday or
> between 12 p.m. and 6 p.m. ET Saturday and Sunday or
> visit the company's
> Web sites at www.performancebike.com or
> www.supergo.com
>
> To view this press release online, use the following
> link:
> http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml04/04220.html
>