Patent ID: 9545971
Date: 2017-01-17
CPC Classifications: B62K,B62M

Claim:
1. A bicycle frame made of fiber-reinforced material, comprising: a rear wheel suspension for supporting a rear wheel, wherein the rear wheel suspension includes two chain stays made of fiber-reinforced material and a receptacle integrally formed in the fiber-reinforced material on at least one of the two chain stays; a replaceable adapter plate adapted to a hub of each rear wheel to be used, in which an axle of the rear wheel is to be supported, with the adapter plate being removably fastened in the receptacle such that the adapter plate is connected to the bicycle frame non-postively; wherein the receptacle comprises at least two support surfaces and wherein the adapter plate includes edged protrusions complementary to the at least two support surfaces of the receptacle, said edged protrusions making contact with the two support surfaces in the assembled state; wherein the receptacle includes at least two alignment pass-through openings, and the adapter plate includes at least two pegs which engage with the alignment opening, each of said at least two pegs including a threaded pass-throuqh hole extending though the peg for engaging a fastening element through the pass-through opening of the receptacle; and wherein a back side of the chain stay facing away from the receptacle includes a recess for receiving a mating plate, and the mating plate serves as a thrust block for fastening elements being engaged with the threaded pegs extending through said pass-through openings provided in the chain stay and removably connecting the adapter plate to the mating plate.