Patent ID: 8684388

Claim:
A bicycle, comprising: a first tube having a first tube portion and a first weld portion, the first tube portion has a first tube portion thickness and the first weld portion has a first weld portion thickness, the first weld portion has a first mating surface and a first outer edge, wherein the first weld portion extends outward from the first tube portion; a second tube having a second tube portion and a second weld portion, the second tube portion has a second tube portion thickness and the second weld portion has a second weld portion thickness, the second weld portion has a second mating surface and a second outer edge, wherein the first mating surface is positioned adjacent to the second mating surface such that a weld interface is formed at a juncture between the first outer edge and the second outer edge; a weld bead formed along the weld interface coupling the first weld portion and the second weld portion; and wherein the combined thickness of the first weld portion thickness and the second weld portion thickness is at least 1 millimeters.