A bicycle and frame are disclosed, including a unitary front frame and a rear frame. The front frame includes a down tube rigidly connected to a head tube, a steerable front wheel assembly, and a crossbar rigidly fixed to one or both of the head tube and the down tube. The down tube is connected to the rear frame at a pivot proximate the bottom bracket shell. The rear frame includes a seat tube, a bottom bracket shell and a chainstay, all rigidly connected at the bottom bracket shell. A frame lock is disposed at the rearward end of the crossbar, for locking to the rear frame to substantially immobilize the pivot, placing the frame in a riding condition. The frame lock, when disengaged, facilitates relative movement of the front frame and the rear frame towards each other about the pivot, in a common vertical plane, to place the frame in a collapsed position, such that the down tube lies alongside the seat tube and the front frame and the rear frame are nested.
COLLAPSIBLE BICYCLE FRAME
ZUSAMMENKLAPPBARER FAHRRADRAHMEN
CADRE DE BICYCLETTE PLIABLE
01.12.2021
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B62K Fahrräder , CYCLES |