Cannondale issues safety warning for 2016 Slate wheels

Tubeless conversion to stock wheelset poses safety risk

Cannondale's 2016 Slate comes with wheels not intended for tubeless use. Converting them to tubeless poses a risk to the rider

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Josh Patterson

Published: April 22, 2016 at 9:00 pm
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Cannondale has issued a safety warning for all model year 2016 Slate bicycles. These bicycles are equipped with wheelsets that are not designed for tubeless conversion, doing so can pose a risk to the rider.

All of Cannondale’s 2016 Slate models come stock with clinchers and inner tubes. When modified to run tubeless, (i.e. removal of the inner tube) the tyre bead may not seat properly in the rim and the tyre could come off the rim. Cannondale has received reports of this occurring in the field.

This isn’t a product recall, just a warning to Slate owners that they should not attempt to tubeless conversions to the stock wheelsets on their bikes.

Cannondale Slate owners who wish to run tubeless should contact their authorized Cannondale dealer to receive a free tubeless-compatible wheelset.

Cannondale is offering to replace the stock wheelsets on the 2016 slates with tubeless-compatible wheelsets: cannondale is offering to replace the stock wheelsets on the 2016 slates with tubeless-compatible wheelsets
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For more information, visit http://www.cannondale.com/en/International/Safety-Notices-and-Recalls.aspx.

Josh Patterson

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Josh Patterson is a BikeRadar contributor and former technical editor. He has spent most of his career working in the cycling industry as an athlete, mechanic and journalist. He holds a master's degree in journalism and has more than 20 years of experience as a cyclist and 12 years of experience riding and writing for BikeRadar, Cyclingnews, Cycling Weekly, Dirt Rag, RoadBikeReview and Outside Magazine. A native of the Flint Hills of Kansas, Josh was a pioneer in the gravel cycling movement, having raced the first Unbound 200 and many other gravel events around the globe. He considers himself a cycling generalist and enjoys road, gravel and mountain biking in equal measure. When not traveling for work, he can be found exploring the singletrack and lonely gravel roads that surround his home in Fort Collins, Colorado. In addition to his love of cycling, Josh is an enthusiastic supporter of brunch, voting rights and the right to repair movement.
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