Seating system for a recumbent stepper

An adjustable seating apparatus comprising:

• a guide track having a longitudinal fore-and-aft centerline;
• an elongate positioning member mounted to the guide track generally parallel to the fore-and-aft centerline;
• a carriage member mounted to the guide track via a tracked connection for longitudinal adjustment relative to the guide track;
• a seat base mounted to the carriage member via a rotatable connection for rotary adjustment of the seat base relative to the carriage member;
• wherein the seat base has at least a first longitudinal locked position, a longitudinal intermediate position, a second longitudinal locked position, a first rotary locked position, a rotary intermediate position, and a second rotary locked position;
• a first handle mounted to the seat base via a first pivotable connection;
• a release activator mounted to the first handle portion;
• a locking lever pivotally mounted to the carriage via a pivotable connection, the locking lever having a first locking tab at an end thereof;
• a plurality of recesses in the positioning member aligned longitudinally therealong;
• wherein the first handle and release activator are biased toward a non-activated position;
• wherein the locking lever is biased toward a first locked position with the locking tab portion received in one of the plurality of recesses in the positioning member when the seat base is in the first longitudinal locked position or the second longitudinal locked position.