FRONT WHEEL ASSEMBLY FOR A FOLDING BICYCLE

摘要

A front wheel assembly for a folding bicycle is intended for a bicycle having front wheel forks (12) provided with aligned open-ended slots (22) for mounting a front wheel and with recesses (23) at mutually remote sides of the forks. The assembly comprises a wheel with a hub (15), a wheel carrier carrying the wheel between two arms (19), the carrier being pivotably connectible with a frame of the bicycle to assist with folding the bicycle to a more compact size, and a quick-release clamp (17) for releasably fastening the wheel carrier and wheel to the forks. The arms (19) have coaxial spigots (26) which slidably engage in the fork slots (22). The clamp comprises a spindle (27), which extends through the hub (15) and spigots (26), and locating members (28, 30) arranged on free end portions of the spindle. The locating members have recesses receiving the spigots with a snug fit so as to interlock the components in such a way as to protect the spindle from bending loads in the event of improper application of the clamp.