Patent ID: 8454044

Claim:
A bicycle, comprising: a main frame portion; a wheel; a substantially rigid wheel support coupled to said main frame portion at a first end and supporting said wheel at a second end, an outer wall of said wheel support defining a first surface cavity, wherein said wheel is a front wheel of said bicycle and said wheel support is a front fork; a damping member positioned within said first surface cavity; a fastener; a plate, wherein said plate and fastener secure said damping member within said first surface cavity and force said damping member into contact with a surface of said first surface cavity to thereby dampen vibrations introduced to said wheel support by said wheel; and a second surface cavity and a second damping member positioned within said second surface cavity, wherein the fork comprises two fork legs, and the first and second surface cavities are on opposing sides of one fork leg; wherein said plate is connected to said fastener such that the first damping member is sandwiched between the plate and the fork leg and the second damping member is sandwiched between a head of the fastener and the fork leg.