Patent ID: 7568563

Claim:
A bicycle, comprising: a bicycle frame; a pedal crank assembly configured to be driven by rider-induced pedaling forces; a wheel; a shock absorber coupled to said bicycle between said frame and said wheel, said shock absorber comprising: a first damper tube comprising a first damper fluid chamber; a piston rod that supports a piston, wherein said piston is movable within said first damper tube; a second damper tube that is separate from said first damper tube, the second damper tube comprising a second damper fluid chamber; an inertia valve within said second damper tube; a connector hose extending between said second damper tube and said first damper tube that permits fluid to flow between said first damper fluid chamber and said second damper fluid chamber; wherein said inertia valve is responsive to terrain-induced forces and is not responsive to rider-induced forces.