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Full Speed Ahead (FSA), a leading bicycle component manufacturer is recalling some FSA BB30 Gossamer double cranks that were installed as original equipment on several bicycle models sold this year.

As reported by VeloNews, FSA is working with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission to conduct the voluntary recall.

The issue with the cranks is that if the fixing bolt is over-tightened on the non-drive crank arm, the bolt shoulder can crack or break. If this occurs, the non-drive arm can fall off. The issue could probably be avoided if FSA provided installation instructions that required a torque wrench at a specific PSI setting.

Owners of bicycles with the affected cranks are being advised to stop riding them immediately and take the bike to a retailer where a replacement crank will be installed.

About 9,300 cranks are affected by the recall. The cranks were installed on the following bike models, sold between February and October this year:

Bianchi 2010 Sempre Ultegra
Cannondale 2010 CAAD9 5, CAAD9 5 Feminine
2010 Six Carbon 5
2010 Slice 4, Slice 4 Nytro, Slice 5
2010 Synapse Carbon 4, Carbon 4 Feminine, Carbon 5
2011 CAAD10 5 105, CAAD10 5 105 Feminine
2011 Slice 5, Slice 5 Womens
2011 SuperSix 5 105, SuperSix 5 105 Womens
2011 Synapse Carbon 4 Rival, Carbon 4 Rival Womens, Carbon 5
2011 CAAD8 5 105
2011 CAADX 105 Cyclocross
Felt 2011 F75
2011 F75X
Fuji 2010 ACR 1.0
2010 ACR 2.0
2010 ACR 3.0
Quintana Roo 2010 CD.0.1
Litespeed 2010 C3
Raleigh 2011 RX 1.0
2010 RX 1.0
Scattante 2010 CFR Comp

The recalled models are either painted black with "Gossamer" printed in white on the arm or white with "Gossamer" printed in black on the arm.

The affected cranks have serial numbers beginning with 10B, 10C, and 10D. Serial numbers are located on the backside of the crank arm by pedal threads.

MegaExo model Gossamer crank sets and Gossamer BB30 cranksets with three chainrings are not involved in this recall.

For additional information on obtaining a free replacement non-drive crank arm, contact Full Speed Ahead toll-free at (877) 743-3372 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, or email recall@fullspeedahead.com.

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Faulty Defibrillators are becoming a growing concern. Not long ago lawsuits arose for certain facilities not having defibrillators on site. Now the concern is whether the defibrillators that are on site actually work.

There is no question that external heart defibrillators can save lives. However, like anything else, they must be in proper working order.

How can you tell whether a defibrillator might have problems? A South Florida Sun Sentinel story says to "check the manufacturer's website periodically to learn about safety alerts or recalls, and to keep up with the changes."

The Los Angeles Times reported that the FDA demanded safety upgrades in automated external defibrillators from manufacturers in a plan announced Monday after some units were found to have harmful, even deadly, shortcomings.

Here is a tutorial (in Spanish too) about defibrillators, and how to use them, posted by the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute.

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Mancos Millien, 62. was left a quadriplegic as a result of a 2008 automobile accident. Last week, a Broward County jury awarded him $33.1 million in damages.

This unfortunate incident began December 31, 2008 at approximately 2:40 a.m. On the aforementioned date and time Mr. Milien was traveling as a passenger in a vehicle that was rear ended on Southbound I-95.

According to Juan Ortega of the Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinal, Milien, formerly of Delray Beach, now lives at the Florida Institute for Neurologic Rehabilitation in Wauchula, where he receives extensive care.

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