Patent ID: 7748506

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 the bicycle between said frame and said wheel, the 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 in sliding direct engagement with an inner surface of said first damper tube; a second damper tube comprising a second damper fluid chamber, an inertia valve within said second damper tube that is responsive to terrain-induced forces tending to move said piston rod in a compression direction relative to said first damper tube and not responsive to rider-induced forces tending to move said piston rod in said compression direction relative to said first damper tube; wherein said second damper tube is connected to said bicycle separately from said first damper tube and said second damper tube is spaced from said first damper tube such that said first damper tube and said second damper tube are not in direct contact with one another.