Patent ID: 8540267

Claim:
A bicycle, comprising: a main frame portion; a wheel; a 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, the first surface cavity extending along the outer wall from a first side to a second side, the second side being an opposing side of the outer wall from the first side; a first damping member contoured to fit within and positioned within said first surface cavity, said first damping member having a first open end and a second open end and thereby extending along the outer wall from the first open end of the damping member at the first side of the outer wall to the second open end at the second opposing side of the outer wall so as to form a substantially U-shape; and a first plate, wherein said first plate secures said first damping member within said first surface cavity and forces said first damping member into contact with a surface of said first surface cavity to thereby dampen vibrations introduced to said wheel support by said wheel.