Urgent safety warning issued to Carlow cyclists over recall of popular bike models
Owners told to stop riding immediately as CCPC flags serious safety risk
Cyclists across Carlow are being urgently warned to stop riding certain bikes immediately after a major safety recall was issued over a potentially dangerous defect that could lead to crashes and serious injuries.
The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has confirmed that various CUBE Agree C:62 road bikes from the 2025 and 2026 model years are being recalled because their bicycle forks may crack or suddenly break during normal use.
The alert states that cracking or breakage may occur in the bicycle forks, which can lead to falls and significant injuries. Around 190 of the affected bikes are in the Republic of Ireland, and all owners are being told to cease use without exception.
Manufacturer Pending System GmbH & Co. KG, which sells the bikes under the CUBE brand, has published a recall notice admitting that in “very rare cases” cracking has been found on carbon forks above the brake mount due to a resin issue.
CUBE’s safety recall notice says: “The use of bikes affected by this recall must stop immediately and without exception until the fork has been checked and affected forks replaced.”
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The affected CUBE Agree C:62 models are:
2025 models
Agree C:62 ONE foggrey’n’grey
Agree C:62 Pro blackline
Agree C:62 Pro polarlight’n’aquagreen
Agree C:62 Race flashlime’n’black
Agree C:62 SLX liquidred’n’prism
Agree C:62 SLX pigeonblue’n’art
Agree C:62 SLT nebula’n’white
2026 models
Agree C:62 ONE storm’n’grey
Agree C:62 EX topasblue’n’white
Agree C:62 Pro bali’n’prism
Agree C:62 Race glacier’n’black
Agree C:62 SLX nightshift’n’prism
Agree C:62 SLX cosmicpurple’n’black
Agree C:62 SLT black’n’black
Agree C:62 SLT greenfusion’n’white
All frame sizes are affected: 47cm, 50cm, 53cm, 56cm, 58cm, 60cm and 62cm.
CUBE’s recall notice explains that “after analysing a small number of reported cases of cracks forming above the brake mount on our Agree C:62 carbon fibre forks,” it was found that a change in resin material from the 2025 model year may, in isolated cases, result in an insufficient resin content in this critical area.
The company warns that this issue could lead to delamination of the outer carbon layers, weakening the fork structure and increasing the risk of an accident that could cause material damage, serious injuries or even fatal injuries.
Owners of any affected bikes are being told to stop using them immediately and take them back to an authorised CUBE dealer for a free inspection and replacement fork where required.
The notice says this applies to any CUBE Agree C:62 road bike delivered or sold before 30 November 2025.
For further information in relation to this recall and how to arrange a replacement fork, please visit CUBE’s recall notice.