Patent ID: 9589707
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: B29C,B29L,B62J,B62K,H01B

Claim:
1. A method for manufacturing a composite bicycle frame having a composite layup structure, the composite bicycle frame comprising a main frame including interconnected tubes and a bottom bracket secured to some of said tubes, the method comprising the steps of: partially forming the main frame with layers of composite fibre and/or molding compound; providing the partially formed main frame with at least one electric wire laid within the layers of the composite fibre or said molding compound, the at least one electric wire having connectable conductive ends; completing the main frame with the at least one electric wire embedded within the composite layup structure of the composite bicycle frame and the connectable conductive ends exposed; and curing the main frame of composite fibre layers and/or molding compound in a mold to form the composite bicycle frame with the at least one electric wire embedded within the composite layup structure.