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Filed at 12:40 a.m. ET, Friday, September 29, 2000

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Trek Bicycle Corp. is recalling about 13,600 road bikes
and about 4,700 handlebar stems that were sold separately.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission said Thursday the bolts on the
bicycles' handlebar stems can break, causing the handlebars to detach and
riders to lose control and crash.

The safety commission said Trek Bicycle Corp. Of Waterloo, Wis., has
received three reports of handlebar stems breaking. Two riders suffered
injuries, including a concussion and a broken collarbone.

The Icon brand Havana and Bordeaux stems were sold separately and
installed on various 1999 model Trek and Klein road bikes. Only Icon stems
that measure 0.75-inch or 17 mm to 22mm across the front of the top clamp
are part of the recall.

The model year 1999 road bikes included in the recall are 520; 2200; 2200T
WSD; 2200T; 2300; 2300T; 2500; 2501; 5000; 5000T; 5200 Pear White; 5200
Blue; 5200T Pear White; 5200T Blue; 5500 Black, 5500 USPS; Y Foil 66; Y
Foil 66T; and Y Foil 77.

Trek and Klein dealers nationwide sold these handlebar stems and the road
bikes with these stems from June 1998 through May 1999. The stems sold
separately for about $70 and the road bikes with these stems sold for
between $1,000 and $4,000.

The safety commission advised consumers with bikes that have these
handlebar stems to stop riding them immediately and take them to a Trek or
Klein dealer for a free inspection and replacement stem if needed. Only
road bikes are part of this recall. No Trek or Klein mountain bikes or
Icon mountain bike stems are included.

For more information or to find the nearest dealer, call Trek at
1-800-313-8735 between 9:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. EDT Monday through Friday.

On the Net:

Consumer Product Safety Commission: http://www.cpsc.gov
Trek bikes: http://www.trekbikes.com
Klein bikes: http://www.Kleinbikes.com