Road racing bicycle frame
AssigneeF.I.V. Fabbrica Italiana Velocipedi Edoardo Bianchi S.p.A.
InventorMarco Borgonovo
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a road racing bike frame (10), comprising: a top tube (12); a down tube (14); a head element (16) connected to or merging with the top tube and the down tube; optionally a front fork (18); a first winglet (20a) arranged on a left outer side of the road racing bike frame; and a second winglet (20b) arranged on a right outer side of the road racing bike frame.
Claims15
A road racing bike frame (10), comprising:
- a top tube (12);
- a down tube (14);
- a head element (16) connected to or merging with the top tube and the down tube;
- optionally a front fork (18);
- a first winglet (20a) arranged on a left outer side of the road racing bike frame;
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- a second winglet (20b) arranged on a right outer side of the road racing bike frame.
A road racing bike frame according to any one of the claims, wherein each of the first winglet and the second winglet has the shape of an airfoil.
A road racing bike frame according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the first winglet has a first inwardly angled upper portion, an intermediate portion, and a first inwardly angled lower portion, and wherein the second winglet has a second inwardly angled upper portion, an intermediate portion, and a second inwardly angled lower portion.
A road racing bike frame according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein each of the first and second winglets has the shape of a trapezium as seen from the side of the road racing bike frame, which trapezium has substantially parallel top and bottom sides, a front side leaning backwards relative to the forward riding direction of the road racing bike frame, and a rear side leaning more backwards than the front side.
A road racing bike frame according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the head element is a head tube.
A road racing bike (100) comprising a road racing bike frame (10) according to any one of the preceding claims.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.