Patent ID: 11919602
Assignee: KNOLLY BIKES, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 14:
15. A bicycle for both climbing hills and traversing non-technical terrain and for traversing difficult or challenging terrain and obstacles, the bicycle comprising:
a frame orientable in a vertical plane, the frame comprising a top tube, a down tube having a bottom bracket at a bottom end thereof for receiving a pedal assembly, and a seat tube coupled to the top tube and configured for receiving a seat post within an upper portion of the seat tube, the seat tube extending between the top tube and the down tube;
a rear suspension for coupling a rear wheel to the frame;
a rear shock absorber having a first end coupled to the frame forward of the seat tube and a second end opposite the first end, the first end coupled to the frame at a fixed location relative to the frame; and
a linkage pivotally coupled to the rear suspension and pivotally coupled to the second end of the rear shock absorber, a portion of the linkage that is pivotally coupled to the rear suspension located rearward of the seat tube;
wherein a longitudinal axis of an upper portion of the seat tube lies in a seat tube plane, the seat tube plane being orthogonal to the vertical plane, and wherein the seat tube plane continuously intersects the seat tube along an entire length of the seat tube from an upper end of the seat tube to the down tube.