RIGID FRAME WITH HIGH-COMPLIANCE SEAT TUBE AND INTERNAL CABLE ROUTING

摘要

A bicycle (10) comprising a forward frame triangle that includes a top tube (24), a bottom tube (26), a bottom bracket (110), a structural seat tube (795), a compliant seat tube (22), and a pair of seat stays (68). The top tube (24) has a first end connected to a head tube (28) and a second end. The bottom tube (26) has a first end connected to the head tube (28). The bottom bracket (110) is connected to the bottom tube (26). The structural seat tube (795) can be connected to the bottom bracket (110) and the top tube (24). The compliant seat tube (22) extends in an upward direction from the bottom bracket (110) to the top tube (24) and within the structural seat tube (795). The compliant seat tube (22) is coupled to the forward frame triangle such that the compliant seat tube (22) can bend within the structural seat tube (795).