CPSC, Nashbar Direct Announce Recall Bicycle Resistance Trainers for Repair
Home product recall 06-533. Announced by CPSC on Mar 7, 2006.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Mar 7, 2006. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- About 2,500 units, as CPSC gives them
- Reported injuries, in the notice (needs attention)
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The base of the trainer has a blocking mechanism that can break, causing the bicycle to disengage from the stand, posing a fall hazard.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should stop using the bicycle trainers immediately until repaired.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: For additional information, contact Nashbar at (800) 888-2710 between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or visit the company’s Web site at www.nashbar.com
Which ones are recalled?
The Nashbar Watt Master and 2006 Fluid trainers are metallic gray with graphic Nashbar “N” decals running vertically along the rear face of the right rear support leg. The recalled item number is printed on the bottom of the last page of the owner’s manual. The following are the recalled models: Trainer Models Item Number Nashbar Watt Master Fluid NB-WMF5 Nashbar Watt Master Magnetic NB-WM5 Nashbar 2006 Fluid Adjustable NB-FTA5 Nashbar 2006 Fluid NB-FT5 Nashbar 2006 Fluid/HRM NB-FT5H
About 2,500 units, as CPSC gives them.
2006 Nashbar Bicycle Trainers.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 1 photo on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Imported by Nashbar Direct, Canfield, Ohio.
- Catalogs and Web site sales nationwide from August 2005 through February 2006 for about $300.
- Made in Italy, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
Nashbar Direct has not received any reports of incidents or injuries.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 19, 2026.