Patent ID: 7216882
Filing Date: 2007-05-15
Classification: B62K

Abstract:
1. A bicycle, comprising: a frame assembly including a first portion and a second portion movable relative to one another; a shock absorber having a first end configured to be secured to said first portion of said frame assembly; a support shaft defining a shaft axis, said support shaft supported by and substantially fixed relative to said second portion of said frame assembly, said support shaft sized and shaped to be received by a mounting aperture in said second end of said shock absorber; and a first spacer and a second spacer, said first spacer extending along said support shaft between a first side of said shock absorber and said bicycle frame and said second spacer extending along said support shaft between a second side of said shock absorber and said bicycle frame, each of said first and second spacers having a first portion and a second portion, said first portion having a first curved surface and said second portion having a second curved surface complementary to and configured to contact said first curved surface, wherein said first portion is configured to be located relative to said shock absorber and said second portion is configured to be located relative to said support shaft; wherein said first and second portions are movable relative to one another along said first and second contact surfaces to permit adjustment of said first and second spacers to compensate for misalignment between said longitudinal axis of said shock absorber and said shaft axis.