Performance Travel Trac Trainers

April 22, 2008
Performance Inc. is recalling about 3,000 Travel Trac Trainers.

The springs in the resistance trainers can unhook and become a projectile, posing a puncture hazard to users or bystanders.

Performance has received three reports of springs releasing from the bike trainers. No injuries have been reported.

The recalled trainers are folding stands that lift and apply resistance to the rear wheel of a standard bike, converting the bike into a stationary trainer. There are three Travel Trac (TT) models included in the recall. The TT Inertial and TT I-Force Wireless use the same stand, with a looping black base and two red bike support arms. Along the right arm is Travel Trac printed in white. Millennium is printed along the left arm of the stand on a vertical white decal.

TT Inertial and I-Force Wireless have black horizontal decals. The TT Millennium I-Force has a collapsible black stand with Travel Trac and I-Force vertical white decals and Inertial in small red letters. The item numbers are printed on the bottom of the last page of the owners manual. The following models are included in the recall:

The items were sold at Performance stores nationwide, and Performances Web site and catalogs from October 2006 through March 2008 for between $330 and $400. They were made in Italy.

Consumers should immediately stop using these bicycle trainers and return the trainers to the local Performance store for a refund, repair or credit. Consumers also can return the trainers directly to Performance for a repair or refund.

For additional information, contact Performance at (800) 727-2433 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the companys Web site at www.performanceinc.com or by e-mail at recall@performanceinc.com

The recall is being conducted in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).