Ritchey Design 2026-08-13 Food moderate CPSC
Food · CPSC · Recall #CPSC-26696
Ritchey Carbon Fiber Bicycle Forks Recall
Issued August 13, 2026 · Ritchey Design · 775 units affected
In August 2026, Ritchey Design recalled the Ritchey Carbon Fiber Bicycle Forks, a moderate food recall reported by the CPSC.
Compiled by Dana Whitfield, RecallCheckr
What this means for you
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.
What you should do
- 1 Keep using Ritchey Carbon Fiber Bicycle Forks only as advised. See the remedy below.
- 2 Set it aside where it won't be used by mistake.
- 3 Contact Ritchey Design to arrange your repair. See the official notice below for contact details.
- 4 Keep the product until your remedy is fully processed. You may need it.
Official remedy (Repair): 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.
Recall details
- Brand
- Ritchey Design
- Category
- Food
- Recall date
- August 13, 2026
- Units affected
- 775
- 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).
- Recall number
- CPSC-26696
- Made in
- Taiwan
- Issuing agency
- CPSC
In context
- Ritchey Design has 1 recall in our database.
- We're tracking 3,214 Food recalls in our database.
- 775 units is enough to reach roughly 1 in every 169,032 US households.
- This is the 350th Food recall we've logged in 2026.