Shimano Inc.

Seiji Mouri

Hiroshi Fujita

Takanori Kanehisa

Masashi Goto

Toshikuni Suzuki

Tsuyoshi Miyake

A bicycle hub assembly includes a hub axle, a hub shell, a bearing unit, a retaining member, a lock member and an intermediate member. The bearing unit has a first ring that is coupled to the hub axle, a second ring that is coupled to the hub shell, and a plurality of rollers that is disposed between the first and second rings. The retaining member is coupled to the first ring and retains an axial position of the first ring with respect to the hub axle. The retaining member includes a first attachment face. The lock member is fixedly coupled to the hub axle. The lock member includes a second attachment face that faces the first attachment face of the retaining member. The intermediate member is disposed between the first attachment face of the retaining member and the second attachment face of the lock member.

Bicycle hub assembly

A bicycle wheel spoke assembly includes a spoke and a spoke nut. The spoke has a rim attachment end and a hub attachment end. The spoke nut has a main body with a cylindrical shaped outer surface and a bore extending at least partially through the main body. The outer surface has at least one axially extending rib configured for engagement with a spoke aperture of a bicycle wheel hub. The bore of the main body of the spoke nut includes threads with the hub attachment end of the spoke being threadedly secured within the bore.

Bicycle wheel spoke assembly

A bicycle suspension includes a stroke adjustment unit, a suspension damper, a damper adjustment unit, and an electronic controller. The stroke adjustment unit is configured to adjust a stroke of the bicycle suspension, which is configured to expand and contract within the stroke. The suspension damper is configured to apply damping force to the bicycle suspension. The damper adjustment unit is configured to adjust the damping force applied by the suspension damper. The electronic controller is configured to control the stroke adjustment unit and the damper adjustment unit.

Bicycle suspension having stroke and damper adjustment

A motorized bicycle seatpost assembly is basically provided with a first tube, a second tube, a motor and a movement mechanism. The first tube has a first end and a second end. The second tube has a first end and a second end. The first end of the second tube is open such that the second end of the first tube is telescopically disposed in the first end of the second tube. The motor is arranged in at least one of the first tube and the second tube. The movement mechanism is connected to the motor to change a relative axial position between the first and second tubes.

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