Patent ID: 8684386

Claim:
A head tube assembly for use with a bicycle frame, said head tube assembly comprising: a head tube configured for adjoining to a top tube and to a down tube in the bicycle frame; said head tube including a lower bearing component and an upper bearing component, said lower and upper bearings being configured for rotatably engaging a fork assembly, said fork assembly comprising an external steerer tube, and including a first bearing tab to rotatably couple said external steerer tube with said upper bearing and in a position adjacent to an outside surface of said head tube, and a second bearing tab to rotatably couple said external steerer tube with said lower bearing and in a position adjacent to the outside surface of said head tube, and said external steerer tube being configured to rotate externally and around the outside surface of said head tube; an upper steerer section configured to secure said external steerer; and an internal chamber configured inside said head tube and comprising an aperture for receiving one or more cables, and said internal chamber being coupled to said top tube or to said down tube, and including one or more guide tubes configured to route said one or more cables through an interior section of the top tube or the down tube.