Avant Bicycles is recalling 715 of its bicycles and carbon frame sets because of a front fork that can crack and pose a fall hazard.
This recall involves all Avant bicycles and carbon framesets sold with hydraulic disk brakes and all Avant bicycles and carbon framesets that are capable of being configured with hydraulic disc brakes. The model numbers are not marked on the bicycles and there is also no color or gender designation. The word Avant is in black or white on the top and head tube of the frameset and the word Orbea is in white on the top and down tube of the frameset.
Avant is advising consumers to immediately stop using the recalled bicycles and contact Orbea for a free replacement and installation of the bicycle front fork.
The bikes were imported by Orbea USA, LLC. of Little Rock, AR from China and Spain and sold by authorized Orbea bicycle retailers nationwide from August 2013 to June 2014 for between $1,200 and $9,000.
