Patent attributes
A bicycle sprocket assembly having a first sprocket of larger diameter and a last sprocket of smaller diameter. The last sprocket has a plurality of throats, arranged between two consecutive teeth, with respective bottom surfaces substantially tangent to a first circumferential diameter. The sprocket assembly includes a plurality of spacers arranged between the first and last sprockets with at least one spacer arranged between the last sprocket and a second-last sprocket. The last spacer comprises a radially outer surface having a second diameter greater than the first diameter and including a plurality of recessed areas, each recessed area is positioned at a respective throat of the plurality of throats. The recessed areas comprise respective base surfaces substantially tangent to a second circumference having a third diameter smaller than or equal to the first diameter.