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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2002
Jean-Pierre Couturet, Nevers, FR;
Look Cycle Internationale, Nevers, FR;
Abstract
The steering set comprises an upper roller bearing ( ) and a lower roller bearing ( ) adapted to guide in rotation a pivot tube. Each roller bearing is ( ) received in a respective annular recess ( ) provided within a steering post ( ) forming a part of a bicycle frame ( ). Each roller bearing ( ) is associated with a respective ring ( ) itself resting on a support surface, and an end ring ( ) surrounded the pivot tube ( ) above the steering socket ( ). The roller bearings ( ) are associated with adapters ( ) in the form of rings disposed between the roller bearings ( ) and the bottom of the annular recess ( ) so as to adjust the height of the recess so as to adapt it to roller bearings ( ) having different heights.