Patent ID: 8459680

Claim:
A bicycle assembly comprising: a main frame comprising a seat tube, a head tube and an intermediate tube connecting the seat tube and the head tube; a sub-frame configured to rotate with respect to the main frame; a shock absorber having first and second opposing ends and first and second eyelets at each end, the first eyelet at the first end connected to the main frame; and an extension body comprising a first end having a top and a bottom with the second eyelet of the shock absorber being received into the first end between the top and the bottom, the top and the bottom extending along a portion of the body, and a second end of the extension body connected to the sub-frame, wherein a rear pivot of the shock absorber is defined by a connection point between the second end and the sub-frame; wherein the first end of the extension body receives the second eyelet within the extension body and the axis of the center of the second eyelet is at least about 15 degrees offset from the axis of the center of the first eyelet, such that the extension body forms a rigid, non-rotating connection with the second eyelet.