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Gore Recalls Ride-On Bicycle Brake Cables Due to Fall Hazard

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Name of Product: Bicycle Brake Cables for Road Bikes

Units: About 9,700 in the United States and about 200 in Canada

Manufacturer: W.L. Gore & Associates Inc., of Elkton, Md.

Hazard: When the brake cables are installed on Campagnolo® style brake levers, they can detach, causing the brakes to fail and posing a fall hazard.

Incidents/Injuries: The company is aware of one report of a brake cable detaching. No injuries have been reported.

Description: This recall involves GORE® Ride On® Low Friction System brake cables for road bikes and GORE® Ride On® Professional System brake cables for road bikes. The cables are silver and are available with housings in black, white, blue or red. “GORE Ride-On” is printed on the housing for the Low Friction cable. “GORE Ride-On Professional” is printed on the housing for the Professional System cables. The cables are being recalled only if they were installed on road bikes that use a Campagnolo-style brake lever. The ends, or attachment heads, on the Campagnolo systems have the letters “C” “CC,” or “RO” imprinted on them. The following UPC codes are listed on the back of the brake cable boxes and are included in this recall: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml12/12125.html