Before you get on that trainer again, check to see whether it's a Performance Travel Trac Trainer. If it is, check closer; it might have been recalled.
Chapel Hill, NC-based Performance Inc. is recalling about 10,200 Travel Trac Trainers after receiving two reports of a blocking mechanism that can break, causing the bicycle to disengage from the stand and a fall to occur. No injuries have been reported, however.
The recall is in cooperation with the US Consumer Product Safety Commission. Consumers should stop using the trainers in question and contact Performance about a free repair kit.
The trainers, manufactured in Italy, were sold through Performance stores and through its catalog from August 2005 to February 2006. A further description on the press release states:
Trainers are folding stands that lift and apply resistance to the rear wheel of a standard bike which converts it to a stationary trainer. The CenturyV trainers are gloss black with red and white decals running vertically along the rear face of the rear support legs. The left leg has an additional vertical red “Travel Trac CenturyV” decal. The Travel Trac Mag Force+ has gray front legs and red rear legs. The right rear leg has a large vertical decal on its rear face with “Mag Force” in large yellow letters and “Travel Trac” in small white letters. The recalled models' UPC and item numbers are printed on the packaging. The item number is also printed on the bottom of the last page of the owner's manual. The following are the recalled models:
Model Item # UPC
Travel Trac CenturyV Fluid 40-2317 400012288654
Travel Trac CenturyV Fluid+ 40-2318 400012289804
Travel Trac CenturyV Mag+ 40-2319 400012289989
Travel Trac Mag Force+ 40-2323 400012290206
For additional information, contact Performance at (800) 553-8324 between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the company's website.
More information is available on a CPSC press release issued Tuesday.
Another mail order outfit, Nashbar, also recalled the trainer, which it sells under the brand name Nashbar Watt Master and Fluid Trainers.
The Nashbar Watt Master and 2006 Fluid trainers are metallic gray with graphic Nashbar N decals running vertically along the rear face of the right rear support leg. The recalled item number is printed on the bottom of the last page of the owner's manual. The following are the recalled models:
Nashbar Watt Master Fluid – NB-WMF5
Nashbar Watt Master Fluid -NB WM5
Nashbar 2006 Fluid Adjustable – NB-FTA5
Nashbar 2006 Fluid – NB FT5
Nashbar 2006 Fluid/HRM -NB FT5H
Contact Nashbar at (800) 888-2710 between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or visit the Nashbar website.
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