NEWS from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Information and Public Affairs
Washington, DC 20207

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 19, 2008
Release #08-365

Firm's Recall Hotline: (800) 261-1644
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908

Electra Bicycle Company Expands Recall of Amsterdam Bicycles; Chain Can
Derail and Pose Injury Risk to Riders

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in
cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of
the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled
products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Name of Product: Amsterdam Bicycles

Units: About 1,500 (about 9,500 bicycles were recalled on July 22, 2008)

Importer: Electra Bicycle Company, LLC, of Vista, Calif.

Hazard: The interior alignment tabs of the bicycle's chainguard can be
pushed against the chain causing it to derail, which poses a risk of injury
to riders.

Incidents/Injuries: Electra has received four reports of the chainguard
derailing the chain, including one report of minor cuts and abrasion from a
fall.

Description: This recall involves some Amsterdam model bicycles in the
Classic 3, Original 3, Royal 8, and Sport 3 styles. The bicycles have an
enclosed chainguard. "Electra" and "Amsterdam" are printed on the bicycle's
frame and/or chainguard. Bicycles with frame numbers beginning with "EL" or
bicycles with chainguards marked "06/08" are not included in this recall.
The frame number is located on the underside of the bottom bracket.

Sold by: Authorized Electra Bicycle dealers nationwide from January 2007
through June 2008 for between $400 and $850.

Manufactured in: Taiwan

Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop riding these bicycles and contact
Electra Bicycle to determine if his/her bike is included in this recall.
Consumers with a recalled bike can bring it to an Electra Bicycle dealer for
a free inspection and replacement chainguard part.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Electra Bicycle at
(800) 261-1644 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. PT Monday through Friday, or visit
the firm's Web site at www.electrabike.com (pdf)

To see this recall on CPSC's web site, including pictures of the recalled
product, please go to:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml08/08365.html

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public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from more than
15,000 types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. Deaths,
injuries and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation
more than $800 billion annually. The CPSC is committed to protecting
consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical,
or mechanical hazard or can injure children. The CPSC's work to ensure the
safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette
lighters, and household chemicals - contributed significantly to the 30
percent decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer
products over the past 30 years.

To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC's
hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270, or
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obtain this release and recall information at CPSC's Web site at
www.cpsc.gov.