August 20, 2008 (Toronto, ON) – Cervélo SA in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, and other government agencies today announced a worldwide voluntary recall of the True Temper Wolf SL Carbon Fiber Bicycle Fork. Consumers should stop using these forks immediately unless otherwise instructed. (To access color photos of the following products, see CPSC’s Web site at www.cpsc.gov. or www.cervelo.com/WolfSLRecall).

Name of Product: True Temper Wolf SL Carbon Fiber Bicycle Forks

Units: About 5,800

Importer: Cervélo SA, of, Switzerland

Manufacturer: True Temper Composite Material Products Co. Ltd, of Guangzhou, China

Hazard: The forks steerer can break during normal use. In some circumstances this can cause the rider to lose control, fall and suffer serious injuries.

Incidents/Injuries: Cervélo has received twelve U.S. reports of fork steers cracking or breaking, including two U.S. injuries which resulted in minor abrasions and one broken wrist.

Description: The recalled forks have a clear coating over black painted carbon fibre, with the words “Wolf Superlite” and related logo just below the crown on each fork leg, and the words “SL” on each leg above the fork blade dropouts. There is a True Temper CRTâ„¢ logo on the inside of both fork legs. The recalled forks could have been included on the following bicycle models: R3, R3 SL, Soloist Carbon, Soloist Carbon SL, and certain P3 Carbon framesets and complete bicycles.

Sold by: Independent bicycle retailers nationwide from November 2005 through July 2007 for about $475.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using bicycles equipped with the recalled forks and contact their authorized Cervélo dealer to have a free replacement fork installed.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Cervélo toll-free at (866) 296-3137 between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.cervelo.com/WolfSLRecall.