Patent ID: 7543835

Claim:
A bicycle fork formed of fiber reinforced plastic and having dropouts at a fork tip and a steer tube comprising: a fiber reinforced plastic portion of the fork extending from said tip to a steer tube base; said fiber reinforced plastic portion including a crown portion; said steer tube is formed with a narrowed, but thickened interior wall portion ending in a first beveled edge; a socket being formed in said crown portion, said socket terminating in a second beveled edge; said wall portion and first beveled edge mate with said socket and said second beveled edge; said interior wall portion being bonded to a front wall and rear wall of said crown portion; a crown race and bearing seat being located in the region of the steer tube wall portion and crown front and rear wall bonding proximate said crown race and a tapered transitional end tapers to a handlebar stem receiving portion of said steer tube; said fiber reinforced plastic being formed with high modulus fibers and said steer tube being formed of a material having ductility higher than said fibers.