Patent ID: 8453808

Claim:
An adjustable bicycle suspension assembly, comprising: a spring that applies a force tending to extend the suspension assembly; a damper comprising a damper tube and a piston rod supporting a piston in sliding engagement with the damper tube, the piston and the damper tube at least partially defining a compression chamber that decreases in volume during compression movement of the suspension assembly, the damper additionally comprising an inertia valve including an inertia mass, the inertia mass normally biased to a closed position wherein the inertia mass is adjacent an opening to the compression chamber such that fluid flow through the opening is inhibited, and the inertia mass movable to an open position wherein the inertia mass is not adjacent the opening such that fluid flow through the opening is not inhibited, wherein the inertia mass remains in the closed position in response to the rider-induced pedaling forces applied to the frame and the inertia mass moves toward the open position in response to a terrain-induced force above a predetermined threshold applied to the wheel; a remote tube that contains the inertia mass, wherein the remote tube is rotatable relative to the damper tube between a first adjustment position defining a first angle between the remote tube and the damper tube and a second adjustment position defining a second angle between the remote tube and the damper tube, wherein the first angle is different from the second angle; and a sensitivity adjuster that moves the remote tube between the first adjustment position and the second adjustment position to adjust the predetermined threshold.