Remember that scene from Better Off Dead, when the paper boy (”I want my two dollars!”) is on his bike chasing John Cusack down a mountain, and he loses control and goes flying over a cliff? Funny in the movie, not so funny if it happened in real life.

That’s why if you have a children’s bike trailer manufactured by Pacific Cycle, you may want to check it out since over 7,000 of them are being recalled. The problem is the coupler that attaches it to the adult bike has welds that may fail — and it doesn’t take a genius to figure out what could happen if that happened (see first paragraph).

The recall affects trailers manufactured under the InStep “Pathfinder”, Schwinn “Run About”, and Mongoose “Alley Cat” labels, sold between January - August 2007. Depending on which model you have, visit the appropriate bicycle company website for more details, including an image as to if the welding on your particular trailer is safe or not.

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There’s been a reported incident that the REI Bicycle Trailer may contain a faulty part, causing it to detach from the adult’s bicycle causing the kid to fall over. So, in the interest of safety, REI is recalling all of its Novara Afterburner trailer bicycles. This model was sold between February 2007 and July 2007 at REI stores for around $160. You can visit your local REI store to get either a replacement part or a full refund/credit.

OK, now that the serious stuff is out of the way, is anyone else picturing a scene from Benny Hill? Britain’s favorite perv distracted while riding his bike by a busty woman, and the kid he’s towing comes loose and goes flying over a cliff. Why don’t they make TV like that any more?

Of course, that wouldn’t be so funny in real life, so if you have one of these trailer bicycles get it taken care of immediately.

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