Patent ID: 7416203

Claim:
An assembly for converting a bicycle including an upright-style bicycle frame and a front fork into a recumbent bicycle, the assembly comprising: a pair of brackets adapted to fixedly and removably couple to the front fork, each bracket further including an axle opening adapted to receive an end of an axle of a drive wheel therein; a pair of front chainstays, each having proximal and distal ends, the proximal end of each front chainstay being pivotally coupled to a bracket of the pair of brackets; a bottom bracket shell attached to the distal end of each front chainstay, the bottom bracket shell being adapted to receive a crankshaft bearing assembly therein; and an elongated bracing member, the bracing member being pivotally coupled to the bottom bracket shell, the bracing member being adapted to be coupled to a steering tube of the front fork such that the bracing member pivots with the steering tube relative to a head tube of the upright-style bicycle frame.