Composite bicycle fork

A bicycle fork comprising a tubular steering spigot of metal, a fiber reinforced polymer fork head rotationally fixedly connected to the steering spigot, two elongate fiber reinforced polymer fork arms formed in one piece with the fork head;

• first and second axle mounts of metal each disposed at a free end of a respective one of said fork arms remote from said fork head, said axle mounts each having a respective connection spigot inserted in rotationally fixed manner into the free end of the respectively associated fork arm, and said connection spigots of the axle mounts having non-round cross-sections and a tapered rounded tip facing the respective fork arm.

A bicycle fork comprising a tubular steering spigot of metal, a fiber reinforced polymer fork head rotationally fixedly connected to the steering spigot, two elongate fiber reinforced polymer fork arms formed in one piece with the fork head;

• first and second axle mounts of metal each disposed at a free end of a respective one of said fork arms remote from said fork head, said axle mounts each having a respective connection spigot inserted in rotationally fixed manner into the free end of the respectively associated fork arm, and said connection spigots of the axle mounts having non-round cross-sections and peripheral steps.

A bicycle fork comprising a tubular steering spigot of metal, said steering spigot being provided with anchoring bores distributed around a lower end region thereby, a fiber reinforced polymer fork head rotationally fixedly connected to the steering spigot, two elongate fiber reinforced polymer fork arms formed in one piece with the fork head;

• first and second axle mounts of metal each disposed at a free end of a respective one of said fork arms remote from said fork head, said axle mounts each having a respective connection spigot inserted in rotationally fixed manner into the free end of the respectively associated fork arm, and said connection spigots of the axle mounts having non-round cross-sections.

A bicycle fork comprising a tubular steering spigot of metal, a fiber reinforced polymer fork head rotationally fixedly connected to the steering spigot, two elongate fiber reinforced polymer fork arms formed in one piece with the fork head, each of said fork arms comprising a foam core, each foam core positioned substantially at the center of the respective fork arm and substantially extending over the entire length of said respective form arm;

• first and second axle mounts of metal each disposed at a free end of a respective one of said fork arms remote from said fork head, said axle mounts each having a respective connection spigot inserted in rotationally fixed manner into the free end of the respectively associated fork arm, and said connection spigots of the axle mounts having non-round cross-sections, each connection spigot of the axle mounts having a tapered rounded tip facing the respective fork arm and wherein said foam cores each have a recess complementary to the rounded tip of the respectively associated connection spigot.

A bicycle fork comprising a tubular steering spigot of metal, a fiber reinforced polymer fork head rotationally fixedly connected to the steering spigot two elongate fiber reinforced polymer fork arms formed in one piece with the fork head, each of said fork arms comprising a foam core, each foam core positioned substantially at the center of the respective fork arm and substantially extending over the entire length of said respective form arm, the fork head and the form arms comprising a plurality of sheaths of polymer impregnated fibers, said sheaths of polymer impregnated fibers disposed around said foam cores and said connection spigots of the axle mounts, said steering spigot has an outer peripheral recess at a lower end region thereof, and at least one sheath is inserted in said peripheral recess;

• first and second axle mounts of metal each disposed at a free end of a respective one of said fork arms remote from said fork head, said axle mounts each having a respective connection spigot inserted in rotationally fixed manner into the free end of the respectively associated fork arm, and said connection spigots of the axle mounts having non-round cross-sections.