Manitou mountain or all-terrain bicycles and accessories
1 report to CPSC, the latest made May 21, 2014. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- May 21, 2014the latest report was made
- May 21, 2014the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Manitou
- Maker
- Answer Products IncMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Mountain or all-terrain bicycles and accessoriesCPSC’s product type: Mountain or All-terrain Bicycles and Accessories (code 5033), in Sports and Recreation: Cycling, Scooters, Skateboards & Skates
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| May 2014 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Emergency room 1 CPSC: Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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Emergency room Made May 21, 2014, sent to the company Aug 26, 2014, published by CPSC Sep 10, 2014
The product, in the report: Bike Fork
Fork snapped off at the steering tube going into the bike frame
The consumer stated that he was riding the bike. The consumer stated that the front fork cracked off of the front wheel. The consumer stated that he face planted on the asphalt surface.
The consumer was riding the bike on asphalt surface. The consumer was unconscious and does not remember much information from the event. The consumer regained his consciousness in the emergency room.
The consumer was taken to Alexian Brothers Hospital in Elk Grove Village, IL.
The consumer received an orbital eye socket fracture, cheekbone fracture (left), nerve damage, bruises and laceration on right knee, bruises and laceration on right wrist, other bruises throughout the body, and 13 stitches above left eye.
The consumer contacted the manf. They informed him to take the bike to a registered [REDACTED] dealer. The consumer’s bike is at a bike shop. They will contact a registered dealer/company on the consumer’s behalf.
Non [REDACTED] bike shop
The consumer was informed that there is a lifetime warranty on the frame and 5 year warranty on the fork. The consumer’s bike and fork were purchased together from Sportiff Importers in Chicago, IL.
The consumer was informed by the manf that there are no recalls.
Bike is at Prospect Bikes and Trains MT Prospect, IL phone 847-259-4569
- Model
- SXTI
- Serial number
- 5100356591
- Bought from
- Sportiff Importers, Illinois
- Bought
- Jan 1, 1997
- Where
- Elk Grove Village, Illinois: Other Public Property/
Office - Who was involved
- Age 45, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Manitou, made or sold by Answer Products Inc
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received
CPSC’s disclaimer
Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.
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Sources
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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