Bicycle trainer
AssigneeSram, LLC
InventorOWEN BRITTON
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Abstract
A bicycle trainer includes a frame having a pair of laterally spaced axle supports configured to support a rear wheel axle of a bicycle. The axle supports define a laterally extending first axis. A drive wheel is rotatably supported by the frame, wherein the drive wheel is rotatable about a second axis parallel to, and radially spaced from, the first axis. A resistance unit is supported by the frame and operably coupled to the drive wheel. A bicycle trainer system includes a bicycle having a rear wheel axle removably supported by the axle supports. A method of using the trainer is also provided.
Claims20
A bicycle trainer comprising:
- a frame comprising a pair of laterally spaced axle supports configured to support a rear wheel axle of a bicycle, wherein the axle supports define a laterally extending first axis;
- a drive wheel rotatably supported by the frame, wherein the drive wheel is rotatable about a second axis parallel to, and radially spaced from, the first axis;
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- a resistance unit supported by the frame and operably coupled to the drive wheel.
A bicycler trainer system comprising:
- a frame comprising a pair of laterally spaced axle supports;
- a bicycle comprising a rear wheel axle removably supported by the axle supports, wherein the axle defines a laterally extending first axis;
- a drive wheel rotatably supported by the frame, wherein the drive wheel is rotatable about a second axis parallel to, and radially spaced from, the first axis;
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- a resistance unit supported by the frame and operably coupled to the drive wheel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.