Patent ID: 7946605
Filing Date: 2011-05-24
Classification: B62K,F16D

Abstract:
1. A bicycle having a rear wheel, the rear wheel having a rim, the bicycle comprising: a frame including a chainstay member and a bottom bracket region, the chainstay member structurally connecting a rear dropout to the bottom bracket region; a chain disposed on a drive-side or the bicycle for driving the rear wheel; and a side pull bicycle rear rim caliper brake with an actuating mechanism on a non-drive-side of the frame when mounted to the frame, the side pull bicycle rear rim brake caliper being disposed below a drive portion of the chain and above the chainstay member for mitigating drag coefficient of the bicycle, and wherein brake pads of the side pull bicycle rear rim caliper brake are disposed on opposed sides of the rim of the rear wheel and clamp down on opposed sides of the rim of the rear wheel to slow down the bicycle.