Patent ID: 7753388

Claim:
A front wheel drive recumbent bicycle frame comprising: a front triangle, the front triangle comprising, (i) a front fork having left and right fork blades and including one of (a) a steering tube and (b) a steering tube and steering tube shock combination, (ii) left and right chainstays, each chainstay having a proximal end coupled to a distal end of the respective fork blade, (iii) a bottom bracket shell coupled to a distal end of the chainstays, (vi) a telescoping tube assembly adjustable in length and fixable at any of a plurality of lengths, a distal end of the telescoping tube assembly being coupled to the bottom bracket shell and a proximal end thereof including a handlebar mounting bracket, and (v) a steering tube mounting bracket located between the proximal and distal ends of the telescoping tube assembly, the steering tube mounting bracket being coupled to the steering tube; a rear triangle adapted to receive a non-driven rear wheel therein; and a main frame truss structure spanning between the front and rear triangles, the rear triangle being fixably secured to the main frame truss structure, and the front triangle being pivotally coupled to the main frame truss structure with the steering tube passing through a head tube of the main frame truss structure.