Owners whose models meet the following criteria should take their bike into an authorized Rocky Mountain dealer immediately: Only small, medium, and large frames are part of the recall. To check if your bike is part of the recall, check the serial number printed on the underside of the bottom bracket shell. However, replacement triangles will only be available in two colors and may not match the front triangle (more details below). Rocky Mountain said it will replace front triangles on recalled frames at no cost. The Consumer Product Safety Commission warns anyone who believes their bike may be affected should stop riding immediately. ![]() The recall includes 2018, 2019, and 2020 model year bikes, but Rocky Mountain noted that it does not affect any carbon fiber frames. ![]() According to the recall, the issue can “cause separation of the head tube from the frame.” It impacts about 1,530 bikes in the U.S. The brand said it received 12 reports of front triangles cracking on alloy models of its Instinct, Instinct BC, and Pipeline bicycles. Last week, Canadian brand Rocky Mountain Bicycles issued a voluntary recallof about 3,000 mountain bikes in North America due to a “potential failure of the front triangle.” Frames can crack on alloy Instinct, Instinct BC, and Pipeline full-suspension mountain bikes.
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