Patent ID: 7976045
Filing Date: 2011-07-12
Classification: B62K

Abstract:
1. A bicycle comprising: a frame including a head steering end portion, the head steering end portion defining a central axis; a fork including fork legs joined at an upper portion defining a fork crown, the fork also including a fork head and axis shaft attached to the fork crown, the axis shaft defining a rotational axis of the fork, the lower portion of the axis shaft and a lower portion of the head steering end portion being sized and configured to receive a lower bearing, the fork head extending in front of the head steering end portion when the axis shaft is inserted into the head steering end portion; a headset cap being sized and configured together with the upper portion of the head steering end portion to receive an upper bearing, the headset cap being adjustably engageable to the axis shaft for preloading the upper and lower bearings for aligning the rotational axis of the fork to the central axis of the head steering end portion, the headset cap having an upper portion; a handlebar mount attachable to the fork head and a split aperture defining a recess, a cylindrical portion of the headset cap disposed within the recess when the handlebar mount is attached to the fork head, the split aperture having a loose configuration to allow the cylindrical portion to be inserted and removed from the recess of the split aperture and a pinched configuration wherein the split aperture is frictionally engaged to the cylindrical portion of the headset cap to prevent unwanted rotation of the headset cap during use of the bicycle.