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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2015
Specialized Bicycle Components, Inc., Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Christopher P. D'Aluisio, Corralitos, CA (US);
Jeffrey K. Bowers, San Jose, CA (US);
SPECIALIZED BICYCLE COMPONENTS, INC., Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Abstract
A bicycle including a frame, a fork rotationally coupled to the frame within a head tube of the frame, and a wheel rotationally coupled to the fork. The fork has a steerer tube, and the bicycle further includes a stem that is coupled to the steerer tube, and a handlebar coupled to the stem for steering the wheel. The handlebar supports an actuator adapted to control a bicycle component. The bicycle also includes a cable housing that is disposed in the handlebar, and a cable that is coupled to the actuator and routed internally within the handlebar and the stem toward the head tube. The portion of the cable within the handlebar is routed through the cable housing, and the portion of the cable within the stem is exposed.