Systems and Methods for a Hill Training Apparatus for a Bicycle Trainer
AssigneePro-Climb, LLC
InventorEmily L. Cooper
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for a hill training apparatus for a bicycle trainer. The systems and methods disclosed herein enable cyclists to simulate hill resistance, incline, decline, and body positioning while riding on a bicycle trainer for improved training purposes.
Claims12
An apparatus for a hill training stationary portable bicycle trainer comprising:
- a connecting rod;
- and
- a slider, slidably supported by a surface,
- wherein the connecting rod links the slider to a front fork and/or front wheel of a bicycle, wherein force applied to the slider causes the slider to slide along the surface altering the angle of the connecting rod and operating to raise or lower the front fork and/or front wheel of the bicycle.
An apparatus for a hill training stationary portable bicycle trainer comprising:
- a crank;
- a coupler;
- and
- a pivot,
- wherein the coupler links the crank to a front fork and/or front wheel of a bicycle through the pivot, wherein when torque is applied to the crank it alters the angle of the pivot causing the front fork and/or front wheel of the bicycle to raise or lower.
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A method of adjusting the elevation of the front or back end of a bicycle comprising adjusting a rod's movement in a plane wherein the rod and the front or back end of the bicycle are linked and wherein movement of the rod is not parallel to the movement of the front or back end of the bicycle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.