Electronically enabled road bicycle with dynamic loading
AssigneeParadox Holdings, LLC
InventorsAndrew H. Cragg, Gerard von Hoffmann
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Abstract
A dynamic training system provides elevated load and energy demand on a rider of a moving bicycle out on the road or track. Resistance to movement of the bicycle is provided by a resistance unit which may include an eddy current brake. A processor may generate a control signal that adjusts the resistance to replicate the effort of riding a predetermined course or training protocol. Multiple riders at different times or locations can compete on a common virtual course. A stronger rider can be restrained by a heavier imposed load to keep pace together with a weaker rider, without compromising total power expenditure to keep the riders together.
Claims20
A resistance device, configured for mounting on a bicycle and imposing resistance to motion without interfering with the ability of the bicycle to travel along the ground, comprising:
- a support;
- a connector on the support for connection to a bicycle frame;
- a roller configured to be frictionally engaged with a wheel on the bicycle when the connector is connected to the frame;
- a conductive disc configured to rotate in response to rotation of the roller;
- and
- a plurality of magnets carried on left and right sides of the disc,
- wherein the magnets lie along an arc that has a center of rotation that is concentric with a center of rotation of the disc.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.