A bicycle includes a detachable head subassembly comprising a fork configured to support a front wheel, and handlebars connected to the fork via a stem at least partially disposed in a head-tube. The head-tube has a first attachment feature 72 and the frame has a second attachment feature 84. The first 72 and second 84 attachment features cooperate to releasably attach the head subassembly to the frame. A lock mechanism may include a slot 74 and slider 82 urged by a spring 90 into engagement with said slot 74. A spring 96 may be included to provide controlled friction during sliding assembly/disassembly of the frame and head tube.
Bicycle with detachable head-tube subassembly
2016-10-05
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
BICYCLE COMPONENT INCLUDING DETACHABLE CLAMP DEVICE FOR FIXING TUBE ELEMENT OF BICYCLE
European Patent Office | 2019
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