Advanced Sports International (ASI) is recalling about 1,700 of its Breezer Downtown bicycle models because their pedal can separate from the spindle (axle) during use and cause the rider to lose control, posing a crash hazard.
The recall involves Breezer Bicycles models Downtown 3, Downtown 3-ST, Downtown 8, Downtown 8-ST, Downtown EX and Downtown EX-ST.
The main frame is made of steel and has either a single or dual water bottle mount, and the wheel sets are aluminum. The bicycles come in eight different sizes and a variety of gloss colors, including candy apple, chartreuse, chocolate, dark blue, dark green, shale and slate. The model is printed on the top tube of the bicycle.
ASI has received 12 reports of pedals separating from the spindle. No injuries have been reported. The company is advising consumers to immediately stop using the bicycles and return then to a Breezer dealer for a free pedal replacement.
The bikes, which ASI imported China were sold nationwide from July 2014 through May 2015 for $450 to $650.
