Patent ID: 8678416

Claim:
A bicycle, comprising: a main frame portion; a wheel; a substantially rigid wheel support coupled to said main frame portion at a first end and supporting said wheel at a second end, an outer wall of said wheel support defining a first surface cavity, and a through-hole passing through said wheel support from a first side to the surface cavity located on a second side opposite of the first side, wherein said first surface cavity is located in an intermediate portion of said wheel support between said first and second ends; a first damping member positioned within said first surface cavity; a fastener positioned in the through-hole; and a plate adjacent the first damping member, the fastener secured to the plate, wherein said plate and fastener secure said first damping member within said first surface cavity and force said first damping member into contact with a surface of said first surface cavity to thereby dampen vibrations introduced to said wheel support by said wheel.