Patent ID: 9010790
Filing Date: 2015-04-21
Classification: B62K

Abstract:
1. A bicycle frame, comprising: a top region; a seat region extending downward from the top region and configured to receive a seat post; a pair of rear stays extending past the seat region and rigidly connected to the top region to form a unitary structure with the top region, wherein the rear stays are not connected directly and rigidly to the seat region, and wherein the rear stays have perpendicular cross-sectional profiles that vary along a length of the rear stays; a down region; a head region interconnecting the top region and the down region; a pair of chain stays; a bottom bracket interconnecting the seat region, the down region, and the chain stays; a pair of rear drop-outs interconnecting the rear stays and the chain stays; and one or more connecting members interconnecting the rear stays and lateral sides of the seat region, wherein the one or more connecting members provide for relative movement between the rear stays and the seat region.