A rim for a bicycle wheel includes a radially inner portion disposed along an inner circumference of the rim. The rim also includes a first sidewall, a second sidewall spaced apart from the first sidewall, and a radially outer tire engaging portion disposed along an outer circumference of the rim…
A bicycle wheel hub includes a driver rotatable about an axis at a first rotational speed, wherein the driver includes a mating feature configured to engage a cassette. A shell is rotatable about the axis at a second rotational speed. A non-adjustable gear train is coupled between the driver and…
A system for a bicycle (100) includes a plurality of controller devices (120, 122). A type of controller device (120, 122) is the same for two or more controller devices (120, 122) of the plurality of controller devices (120, 122). The system includes a pairing coordinator device (124) configured…
A pressure sensing assembly configured to be attached to a bicycle wheel having a tire and a rim mounted to the tire. The pressure sensing assembly includes a housing, a pressure transmitting member, a sensing chamber defined by the housing and the pressure transmitting member, and a sensing…
A bicycle control system (22) includes a hood base (8) having an upper mounting surface (66) and housing a brake actuation system. A lever (92) is pivotally coupled to the hood base (8) about an axis and is operably coupled to the brake actuation system. An electronic module (60) includes a housing…
A damper assembly for a bicycle wheel assembly including a first damper (222) configured to be disposed about a hub assembly of the bicycle wheel assembly. The first damper is configured to apply a first damping force against a spoke segment of at least one spoke of a plurality of spokes of the…
A rim (210) for a bicycle wheel includes a radially outer tire-engaging portion (214), a first side-wall, and a second sidewall spaced apart from the first sidewall. The first and second sidewalls may extend radially inward of the radially outer tire-engaging portion. The rim includes a radially…
A normally closed port valve seals a hydraulic hose connection port of a hydraulic bicycle component. Connection of an end of a hydraulic hose assembly (104) to the port opens the valve (236) , placing the assembly's hydraulic fluid chamber in fluid communication with the interior of the hose…
A hydraulic brake mechanism (20) mountable to a bicycle handlebar is described. The brake mechanism (20) comprises a housing (22) having a base portion (23) and an extension portion (25). The base portion (23) includes first and second ends as well as a handlebar clamp (24) at the first end. The…
A rim for a bicycle includes a radially outer tire-engaging portion, a radially inner spoke-engaging portion, a first sidewall and a second sidewall spaced apart from the first sidewall. A brake track is located on the first and second sidewalls including a plurality of grooves formed therein. Each…
A hydraulically actuated rim brake (50) with a pair of brake arms (2, 3). Both brake arms (2, 3) may rotate about a common axis, which is the axis of a single bolt (1) that mounts the assembly (50) to a bicycle. The system has one piston slidably disposed in a piston cylinder. The piston's cylinder…
A rim is provided for a bicycle wheel having an axis about which the wheel rotates and a center plane normal to the axis, including a tire-engaging portion located at an outer perimeter of the rim. An inner perimeter portion is located radially inwardly from the tire-engaging portion. The rim…
A bicycle suspension system of the invention generally includes at least two bicycle suspensions and a hydraulic control assembly (20). The hydraulic control assembly (20) includes a pair of fluid pumps (40, 42) , and a fluid responder (44, 46) and a fluid path for each of the bicycle suspensions…
A rim is provided for a bicycle wheel having an axis about which the wheel rotates and a center plane normal to the axis, including a tire-engaging portion located at an outer perimeter of the rim. An inner perimeter portion is located radially inwardly from the tire-engaging portion. The rim…
A FRP rim for a bicycle, including a radially outer tire-engaging portion and a radially inner spoke-engaging portion. A first sidewall is in a spaced configuration with a second sidewall. The first and second sidewalls extend between the radially outer tire-engaging portion and the radially inner…
A hydraulic brake mechanism (20) is described including a housing (22). A master cylinder assembly (26) is disposed within the housing (22), and the master cylinder assembly (26) includes a fluid chamber (32). The fluid chamber (32) includes a first chamber portion (42) having a first diameter and…
A hydraulically actuated rim brake (50) with a pair of brake arms (2, 3). Both brake arms (2, 3) may rotate about a common axis, which is the axis of a single bolt (1) that mounts the assembly to the bicycle. The system has one piston (24) slidably disposed in a piston cylinder (24a). The piston's…
A hub for a bicycle, including a hub body, and a torque tube disposed in the hub body. A first mating element is disposed at a first end of the torque tube and a second mating element is disposed at a second end thereof. Each of the first mating element and the second mating element includes an…
A FRP rim for a bicycle, including a radially outer tire-engaging portion and a radially inner spoke-engaging portion. A first sidewall is in a spaced configuration with a second sidewall. The first and second sidewalls extend between the radially outer tire-engaging portion and the radially inner…
A brake actuation assembly (18) for a hydraulic brake system of a handlebar-steered vehicle, the brake actuation assembly including a housing (20) mountable to a handlebar (22) of the vehicle and having a chamber (24) formed therein. A piston assembly (28) is received and axially guided within the…
A rim (12) for a bicycle wheel (10) that includes a tire (14), hub (16) and spokes (18). The bicycle rim (10) generally includes a radially outer tire-engaging portion (34), a radially inner spoke-engaging portion (36), a first sidewall (38) and a second sidewall (40) spaced apart from the first…
A composite rim for a bicycle wheel generally includes a radially outer tire-engaging portion (50), a radially inner spoke-engaging portion (52) and first and second sidewalls (54,56). The second sidewall (56) is spaced apart from the first sidewall (54). The first and second sidewalls (54,56)…