Automatic suspension lockout for bicycles
OwnerLaurence James Holt, P. J. Huntoninventors
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Abstract
An automatic suspension lockout assembly for bicycles comprises a pedal, crankarm, chainwheel, crankshaft and bearing assembly compliantly mounted to a frame such that a combination of pedaling forces and uphill bicycle inclination creates a small motion suitable for controlling a hydraulic valve in a shock absorber of the bicycle suspension assembly resulting in lockout of the suspension.
Claims58
An automatic suspension lockout assembly for bicycles comprises a crank assembly compliantly mounted to a frame such that a combination of pedaling forces and uphill bicycle inclination creates a small motion suitable for controlling a hydraulic valve in a shock absorber of a bicycle suspension assembly resulting in lockout of the suspension.
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