A bicycle frame having a replaceable flexible down tube assembly, wherein the down tube assembly includes a resilient arcuate down tube member with connectors in the form of releasable mounting clips removably attached to the ends of down tube member. The clips clamp on transverse mounting pins in stems attached to the bicycle frame at the ends of the down tube assembly. The clips are releasable to remove the down tube assembly from the frame for replacement or substitution of a down tube having different performance or appearance characteristics. The clips are removable from the down tube for separate replacement of clips and the down tube.
BICYCLE FRAME WITH REMOVABLE DOWN TUBE CLIPS
2016-10-06
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B62K Fahrräder , CYCLES |