Abstract: Bicycle suspension components are described herein. An example damper for a bicycle suspension component includes a damper body defining a chamber and a damper member disposed in the chamber. The damper member includes a piston having a first compression port and a bypass compression port. The damper member includes a first valve to control fluid flow through the first compression port and a second valve to control fluid flow through the bypass compression port. During a first portion of travel of the damper member during a compression stroke, the second valve is to open to enable fluid flow through the bypass compression port from a first chamber to a second chamber, and during a second portion of travel of the damper member during the compression stroke, the first valve is to open to enable fluid flow through the first compression port from the first chamber to the second chamber.

Abstract: Flat mount brake calipers for bicycles are described herein. An example flat mount brake caliper includes a caliper body defining a first piston cylinder and a second piston cylinder. The caliper body has a flat mount surface with a first threaded bore and a second threaded bore extending into the flat mount surface. The first and second threaded bores are configured to receive threaded fasteners to couple the caliper body to a frame of the bicycle. The first and second piston cylinders are arranged such that projections of the first and second threaded bores do not intersect the first or second piston cylinders. The flat mount brake caliper also includes a brake pad and first and second pistons disposed in the respective first and second piston cylinders to move the brake pad relative to the caliper body.

Abstract: A bicycle front shifting system includes operable to transmit a wireless signal, a crank assembly with two crank arms and a pedal on each of the two crank arms. The crank assembly is rotatable about a rotation axis. A front shift unit is coupled to the crank assembly and is rotatable about the rotation axis. The front shift unit includes a chain ring component with a big chain ring and a small chain ring. The small chain ring has a small diameter and the big chain ring has a big diameter that is larger than the small diameter. A shift mechanism is coupled to and rotatable with the chain ring component about the rotation axis. The shift mechanism is configured to receive the wireless signal from the shifter and to shift a chain between the big chain ring and the small chain ring according to the wireless signal.

Abstract: A control device for a hydraulic brake for a bicycle includes a reservoir for hydraulic fluid. The reservoir has a variable volume. The control device also includes a reservoir cover at least partially defining the reservoir, and a support that is attachable to a handlebar of the bicycle via an inner annular surface of the support. A handlebar proximity zone is radially outer relative to the inner annular surface of the support and is within two centimeters of the inner annular surface of the support. At least part of the reservoir cover is within the handlebar proximity zone.

Abstract: A chainring assembly includes a chainring carrier adapted to be coupled to a crank arm. The chainring carrier is rotatable about a rotation axis, and includes an outer periphery having carrier threads. A chainring structure includes an inner periphery having chainring threads and an outer periphery comprising a plurality of teeth. The inner periphery of the chainring structure is threadably engaged with the outer periphery of the chainring carrier. In one embodiment, a power meter device includes a body having a torque input section and a torque output section, with the torque output section including an outer periphery having threads adapted to be coupled to a chainring structure.

Abstract: A brake control device includes a housing, a brake lever, a hydraulic seat and a piston. The housing is formed of a plastic and includes a handlebar mounting portion at an end thereof that is mounted to a bicycle handlebar. The brake lever is pivotably connected to the housing at a pivot of the housing. The hydraulic seat is disposed within the housing and is distal from the handlebar mounting portion. The hydraulic seat is formed of a metal and defines a piston chamber and a hydraulic reservoir therein that are in fluid communication with each other. The piston is movably mounted to the piston chamber in the hydraulic seat, and is operably connected to the brake lever. The plastic of the housing is adhered to the hydraulic seat.

Abstract: A bicycle rim and/or wheel are provided. The bicycle rim and/or wheel includes a single wall formed into the bicycle rim. The wall is formed of composite material having a spoke attachment portion and a tire attachment portion formed therein. The composite material may include at least two different materials, or fibers used as reinforcement material, forming layers of a thickness of the rim.

Abstract: Generally, this disclosure enables various mounting interfaces, devices therewith, accessories therefor, and methods of manufacture and use thereof. In particular, these mounting interfaces include a latch configured to engage with a detent of an accessory (e.g., a smartphone, a dedicated navigation device, a storage container, a drinking bottle) in order to (a) allow the accessory to be easily mounted thereon and unmounted therefrom and (b) hold the accessory sufficiently securely when the accessory is mounted thereon.

Abstract: A bicycle component includes a platform having a mounting arrangement adapted to be mounted to a bicycle. A solar cell array is arranged on the platform. A battery charging unit also is arranged on the platform and is operatively connected to the solar cell array.

Abstract: Example bicycle suspension components and electronic monitoring devices are described herein. An example electronic monitoring device includes a housing defining a chamber. The housing is to be coupled to a suspension component. The electronic monitoring device includes a circuit board disposed in the chamber and a sensor electrically coupled to the circuit board. The sensor is to measure a characteristic of the suspension component. The electronic monitoring device also includes a battery holder coupled to the circuit board.

Abstract: Example bicycle suspension components are described herein. An example suspension component includes a spring and a damper configured in a telescoping arrangement. The shock absorber has a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The second end has an eyelet. The example suspension component also includes a shock end mount coupled to the first end of the shock absorber. The shock end mount includes a frame bracket. The frame bracket includes a first frame attachment portion to be coupled to a frame of the bicycle. The eyelet on the second end of the shock absorber defines a second frame attachment portion to be coupled to the frame of the bicycle. The shock end mount includes an elastomeric member to enable relative movement between the shock absorber and the first frame attachment portion. The elastomeric member is disposed outside of a region between the first frame attachment portion and the second frame attachment portion.

Abstract: A bicycle subassembly includes a bicycle component having a socket and a tube having a first tube portion received in the socket and a second tube portion extending outwardly from the socket. The tube includes a cold worked region spanning at least a portion of the first tube portion and at least a first portion of the second tube portion. The tube includes a non-cold worked region spanning at least a second portion of the second tube portion. Methods for making the tube and subassembly are also provided.

Abstract: An electronic component for a bicycle includes a processor configured to receive first data from a first sensor configured to sense at least one sensed element disposed about a bicycle wheel as the sensed element rotates through a proximal region of the first sensor. The processor is further configured to receive second data from a second sensor. The second data is different than the first data. The processor is configured to determine a first speed based on a subset of the received first data when the sensed element is within the proximal region of the first sensor, and determine a second speed based on a subset of the received second data and the first speed when the sensed element is not within the proximal region of the first sensor.

Abstract: An electric bicycle drive unit mounting arrangement for attaching an electric drive unit at a drive receptacle of a bicycle frame is provided. The bicycle frame has a fixed bearing fastening frame leg and a parallel loose bearing frame leg. A drive unit housing has a fixed bearing housing flange and a parallel loose bearing housing flange. The fixed bearing housing flange is frictionally attached directly against the fixed bearing frame leg. A loose bearing fastening element attaches the loose bearing housing flange to the loose bearing frame leg. The loose bearing fastening element is a loose bearing threaded bolt having a cylindrical bolt head seated in a loose bearing cylinder bore of the loose bearing frame leg without radial play, and has a threaded portion with an external thread screwed in a corresponding internal thread to the loose bearing frame leg or to one of the housing flanges.

Abstract: A method for preparing a fiber-containing molding compound includes the acts of a) providing a composite material which includes a first resin and fibers impregnated with the first resin, and b) mixing the composite material with a treatment medium which includes a diluent to form a mixture. The fiber-containing molding compound thus prepared has an adjustable fiber content.

Abstract: A bypass device for a seating component such as an adjustable seating assembly for a bicycle may be provided to redistribute fluid preferentially by density. The bypass device may be operable to redistribute a low density compressible fluid or a mixed phase of low density compressible and high density non-compressible fluids within the seating component.

Abstract: A bicycle control assembly may be provided for operating an electromechanical gear shifting device. The control assembly includes a graspable housing mountable to the bicycle, a power supply connected to the control assembly disposed in the housing, a first operating member movably connected to the housing, and electronic componentry disposed on the first operating member. The electronic componentry may include an electrical switch, a controller in communication with the electrical switch and configured to generate a signal to change a shift position of the gear shifting device responsive to an input from the electrical switch, and an antenna in communication with the controller and configured to send the signal. The control assembly may also include a cable extending from the housing to the first operating member connecting the power supply and the electronic componentry.

Abstract: In an adjustment mode for a derailleur of a bicycle, acceleration values from an accelerometer of the derailleur are sampled as the derailleur moves through sprockets of a rear sprocket assembly. Acceleration signal powers are identified based on the sampled acceleration values, and potential rasping positions are identified based on thresholding of the acceleration signal powers. The identified potential rasping positions are compared to expected rasping positions, and adjustment for the derailleur is set based on a minimum error between the identified potential rasping positions and the expected rasping positions.

Abstract: A pedelec bottom bracket drive unit includes a rigid drive housing and a tolerance compensation sheet-metal spring which is arranged to stand substantially in a vertical plane. The tolerance compensation sheet-metal spring includes at least one fixing point at a housing side and at least one mounting point for fastening the tolerance-compensating sheet-metal spring to a pedelec-frame-side drive mount. The at least one fixing point has a fixing point traverse axis. The tolerance compensation sheet-metal spring is fixed to the rigid drive housing at the at least one fixing point at the housing side. The at least one mounting point has a mounting point traverse axis. The at least one mounting point is arranged offset with respect to a next adjacent fixing point of the at least one fixing point as viewed from the fixing point traverse axis and from the mounting point traverse axis.

Abstract: A bicycle control assembly may be provided for operating an electromechanical gear shifting device. The control assembly includes a graspable housing mountable to the bicycle, a power supply connected to the control assembly disposed in the housing, a first operating member movably connected to the housing, and electronic componentry disposed on the first operating member. The electronic componentry may include an electrical switch, a controller in communication with the electrical switch and configured to generate a signal to change a shift position of the gear shifting device responsive to an input from the electrical switch, and an antenna in communication with the controller and configured to send the signal. The control assembly may also include a cable extending from the housing to the first operating member connecting the power supply and the electronic componentry.