Patent ID: 7789351

Claim:
A clamping insert for adapting a clamping contour of a clamping device to a bicycle frame member, the clamping device having a pivoting clamping arm pivotable relative to a fixed clamping arm, the pivoting and fixed clamping arms configured to grasp the bicycle frame member and be secured thereto, the clamping insert comprising: a mounting section configured to adjoin the fixed clamping arm, the mounting section has an inner surface configured to substantially conform to an outer contour of the bicycle frame member, the mounting section including at least one attachment feature for securing the mounting section to the fixed clamping arm, the at least one attachment feature disposed on an outer surface of the mounting section and including at least one of an attachment nose, a rim, a mounting guide and a stop element; a pivoting section pivotable with the pivoting clamping arm; and a biasing section connecting the mounting section and the pivoting section, the biasing section configured to bias the clamping device to release the bicycle frame member, the mounting, pivoting and biasing sections embodying a single piece and made of a flexible material, the clamping insert configured to be disposed between the clamping device and the bicycle frame member.