CPSC, Performance Inc. and Supergo Inc. Announce Recall of Bicycle Handlebars
Home product recall 04-220. Announced by CPSC on Sep 22, 2004.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Sep 22, 2004. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- About 300 units, as CPSC gives them
- None injuries, CPSC’s notice says
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The handlebars can develop cracks that may not be visible, which can cause the handlebar to break without warning, resulting in serious injury or death.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should stop using the bicycles with these handlebars immediately and return the handlebars to the nearest Performance or Supergo stores for a replacement or refund.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: Contact Performance at (800) 553-8324 or Supergo at (800) 398-9702 between 9 a.m. and 10 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or between 12 p.m. and 6 p.m. ET Saturday and Sunday, or visit the company’s website at www.performancebike.com
Which ones are recalled?
Only the Performance Forte Flyte OS Carbon Road handlebars and the Supergo Weyless OS Carbon Road handlebars are included in the recall. Both handlebars are natural carbon gray. The Performance Forte Flyte has printing along the top of the handlebar. On the left front is “Forte” in red, and on the right front is “Flyte.” On the right top is “ACT” in large white letters and “Advanced Carbon Technology” in smaller letters. The Supergo Weyless handlebar says “Weyless” in white and has a red oval with “Full Carbon Composite” printed in white. On the left side is “CF” in red, “200” in white, and “Hi-Pressure Solid Compaction” in white. The Performance handlebars were sold separately, not as part of a bicycle. The Supergo handlebars were sold separately and as part of the 2004 Scattante SC-R bicycle.
About 300 units, as CPSC gives them.
Forte Flyte OS and “Weyless CF200” Carbon Handlebars.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 2 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Made by Performance Inc., Chapel Hill, N.C.
- Made by Supergo Inc., Chapel Hill, N.C.
- The recalled handlebars were sold by mail order, Web sites, and Performance and Supergo retail stores for about $169.
- Made in Taiwan, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
Performance Inc. has received one report of handlebars breaking. No injuries were reported.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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