Some models of the Brompton electric folding bicycle are being recalled because of fears that the mudguard could cause injury.
According to the Office for Product Safety and Standards, it has been identified that if an object of a certain size were to become trapped between the bike's mudguard stay and tyre, it can result in the mudguard getting caught on the tyre. This would then lead to the bike's wheel rotation becoming "inhibited" or stopping suddenly.
In a notice posted yesterday (April 4) the Office for Product Safety and Standards also advised that it would be possible for the rider of the bike to "fall and injure themselves" and adds "the product does not meet the requirements of the Supply of Machinery Regulations 2008".
