Euro Asia Imports of La Crescenta, CA, The Merry Sales Co., of South San Francisco, CA and Bicycle Technologies Intl., of Santa Fe, NM are voluntarily recalling about 2,000 bicycle handle bars in the United States and 70 in Canada because they can break while the user is riding the bike and result in loss of control and a fall hazard.


Two incidents of the handlebars breaking have been reported, including one involving a fall and a cut to the rider’s leg.


This recall involves Nitto aluminum bicycle handlebars with model number B259AA made by Nitto Co. Ltd. of Japan. They were sold at bicycle specialty stores and dealers nationwide from January 2008 through July 2011 for between $60 and $80 in the following colors: red, blue, black, gold, green, pink and silver. “NITTO” and “B259” are printed at the end of the handlebars.