Frame assembly for a bicycle

Details Frame assembly for a bicycle Frame assembly for a bicycle

2007-09-11

2007-09-11

Hurley, Kevin (Department: 3611)

Land vehicles

Wheeled

Occupant propelled type

C280S283000

Reexamination Certificate

active

11247023

ABSTRACT:
A bicycle including a frame having a main frame portion and an articulating frame portion pivotally mounted to the main frame portion and carrying a rear wheel of the bicycle. A shock absorber preferably is operably connected between the main frame portion and the articulating frame portion. Preferably, the top tube and down tube of the main frame contact one another for a distance extending rearwardly from the head tube of the main frame. In one arrangement, the down tube has a non-circular cross-sectional shape.

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Specialized 2001 Product Brochure—1 page, 2001.
Taiwan Bicycle Guide 2000-2001 in 2 pages, 2001.

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