Collapsible Bicycle

Abstract

The present invention provides a collapsible bicycle (1), having a frame (2), which is collapsible in its plane, wherein the frame (2) comprises: a head tube (3), having a collapsible bicycle front side end (10) in which a front wheel fork (12), which receives a front wheel (13), is mounted; a seat stay (5), having an end (38), which receives a seat tube (39); a lever (6), being articulated at a first articulation point (50), being at a collapsible bicycle rear side end (37) of the head tube (3), and at a second articulation point (49), being at the end (38) of the seat stay (5), which receives the seat tube (39), wherein the lever (6), in relation to the seat stay (5), being arranged to the collapsible bicycle front side in a riding position of the collapsible bicycle (1); and a down tube (4), being articulated at a third articulation point (18), being at the collapsible bicycle front side end (10) of the head tube (3), and at a fourth articulation point (24), being at an end (38a) of the seat stay (5), which is opposing the end (38) of the seat tube (39); wherein the first, second, third and fourth articulation points (50; 49; 18; 24) being arranged to each other in such a way, that, for moving the collapsible bicycle (1) from the riding position into a sliding position or from the sliding position into the riding position, respectively, the end (38) of the seat stay (5), which receives the seat tube (39), being shiftable in direction towards (117) the head tube (3) or in direction away (119) from the head tube, respectively.

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