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US 8,408,574 B2Granted
Modular trailing edge for bicycle stem
AssigneeSpecialized Bicycle Components, Inc.
InventorsJean-Luc Callahan, Christopher P. D'Aluisio, Mark Cote
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Abstract
A bicycle including a front wheel, a rear wheel, and a frame supported on the front and rear wheels, the frame having a frame member. The bicycle further includes a first fairing member protruding outward from the frame member and having a side surface defining an aerodynamic trailing edge and a second fairing member detachably mounted on the first fairing member such that the side surface is exposed.
Claims16
A bicycle comprising:
- a front wheel;
- a rear wheel;
- a handlebar;
- a frame supported on the front and rear wheels, the frame including a frame member;
- a front fork supported by the front wheel and rotationally coupled to the frame;
- a stem for coupling the handlebar to the front fork, the stem protruding upward above a portion of the frame member;
- a first fairing member protruding outward from the frame member and including a side surface defining an aerodynamic trailing edge;
- and
- a second fairing member detachably mounted on the first fairing member such that the side surface is exposed,
- wherein the first and second fairing members are positioned immediately behind the stem.
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A bicycle comprising:
- a front wheel;
- a rear wheel;
- a frame supported on the front and rear wheels, the frame including a frame member;
- a front fork supported by the front wheel and rotationally coupled to the frame;
- a handlebar;
- a stem for coupling the handlebar to the front fork, the stem protruding upward above a portion of the frame member;
- and
- a fairing member detachably coupled to the frame member and positioned immediately behind the stem, the fairing member including an upper surface that is substantially flush with a top surface of the stem.
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A bicycle frame comprising:
- a frame member comprising a top tube of the frame;
- a front fork rotationally coupled to the frame;
- a stem for coupling a handlebar to the front fork, the stem protruding upward above a portion of the top tube;
- a first fairing member protruding outward from the frame member and including a side surface defining an aerodynamic trailing edge;
- and
- a second fairing member detachably mounted on the first fairing member such that the side surface is exposed,
- wherein the first and second fairing members are positioned immediately behind the stem.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.