| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
CONTACT: Media Relations |
| May 8, 1996 |
(301) 504-7908 |
| Release # 96-120 |
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CPSC and Performance Inc. Announce Bicycle Recall
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S Consumer
Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Performance Inc. of Chapel
Hill, N.C., is voluntarily recalling about 5,000 bicycles
with defective seat posts manufactured by Polygon Industries
Corp. of Taiwan, R.O.C. The seat posts have a clamp bolt
under them, which can break or fracture. Riders could be
seriously injured by losing control of a bicycle with a
broken seat post.
Performance has received five reports of the seat posts
failing, resulting in minor injuries, including cuts and
bruises.
Performance bicycles, models X203, X204, M603, M604,
M704, and M705, are equipped with a defective PM-215 seat
post. Performance bicycle stores and the Performance
mail order catalog sold the bicycles nationwide from March
1993 through April 1996 for between $300 and $500, depending
on the model.
Consumers should stop using the bicycles immediately
and call Performance's Technical Department at (800)
553-8324 or return the bicycles to the nearest Performance
Bicycle Shop, where the seat post clamp bolt will be
replaced free-of-charge.
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