Patent ID: 8894081

Claim:
A side-by-side bicycle adapter, comprising: a steering connection assembly having a first connector configured to attach to a fork of a first bicycle, and further having a second connector configured to attach to a fork of a second bicycle, the steering connection assembly further comprising a track rod having a first ball joint connection with the first connector and a second ball joint connection with the second connector; a main connector carriage having a forward cross-member interconnecting the first and second bicycles at a forward portion, the forward cross-member providing a first bearing connection between the first and second bicycles, a rearward cross-member interconnecting the first and second bicycles at a rearward portion, the rearward cross-member providing a second bearing connection between the first and second bicycles, a central support interconnecting the forward and rearward cross-members; a rear axle connector comprising a cross-member providing a third bearing connection approximately between a rear axle of the first bicycle and a rear axle of the second bicycle; a tilting mechanism interposed between the first and second bicycles and having a first end pivotally coupled to the rear axle connector and further having a second end pivotally coupled to the rearward cross-member; and a braking system coupled to the tilting mechanism to selectively arrest movement of the tilting mechanism at any desired position.