| You're an experience rider. You paid good money for | | | | would loosen. The 2004 Roubaix Comp 18, 2004 |
| your Specialized bike. (Probably lots and lots of | | | | Roubaix Comp 27, 2004 Roubaix Pro 18, and the |
| money.) So don't get tossed when the bike fails you! | | | | 2004 Roubaix Pro frame set models were all bikes |
| You need to know about recalls on Specialized | | | | that were recalled. Only bicycles with a single rivet |
| handlebars and cable-stops before you get hurt. Or, if | | | | fastening the cable stop to the frame fall under the |
| you've already been hurt because of one of these | | | | recall. Using bonding materials and a single rivet |
| product defects, you need to know that an attorney | | | | mounted at the front of these bikes, the cable stop |
| can tell you about your rights and claims. | | | | is attached. You can find the model names of the |
| Specialized Bikes did one of their recalls on a number | | | | Specialized Bikes on the top tube of the bicycles. Do |
| of 2009 bikes because of the handlebars breaking. | | | | not heed this recall either, another person had the |
| Cross Trail Comp, Myka HT Comp, Myka HT Elite, | | | | cable stop loosen, causing him to loose control, crash, |
| Rockhopper, Rockhopper Comp and Rockhopper | | | | and end up with serious fractures and surgery. |
| Comp 29 are all the mountain bikes which use the | | | | If you are the owner of one of the Specialized Bikes |
| defected handlebars. Underneath the right hand grip | | | | listed, do not continue riding it. Contact the place you |
| of the handlebar is the model number ALR-13 | | | | purchased your bicycle and get the parts replaced - |
| NTFOV, which you can use to make sure your | | | | the costs will be covered by Specialized Bikes. If you |
| handlebars are the defected ones. Do not take this | | | | have unfortunately already been hurt by one of |
| recall lightly...one rider has already had the handlebars | | | | these bikes, and believe it may be due to a recalled |
| break, causing a violent crash and head trauma. | | | | part, contacting a product defect liability attorney is |
| The cable stop is the second issue Specialized Bikes | | | | the best thing to do. Your entire rights, as well as |
| had to deal with recalling all the way back in 2004. | | | | possible claims you will be made aware of. |
| The problem is that on some bikes the cable stop | | | | |