Exercise equipment

An exercycle (10) comprising:

• a seat (24);
• a pair of handlebars (20);
• pedals (84, 86);
• a U-shaped frame member (12) having two upwardly extending posts (14, 16) which are slanted in a given direction and bridged by a substantially linear connecting portion (18) positioned closely to and generally paralleling the floor, said seat (24) being attached to the end of one of said posts (16) and the handlebars (20) being secured to the end of the other post (14), with said pedals (84, 86) being affixed to the seat post (16) between said seat (24) and the connecting portion (18) of the frame (12);
• a front stabilizer bar (32) transversely secured to the connecting portion (18) of the frame (12) substantially beneath the handlebar post (14);
• a rear stabilizer bar (100) spaced from and extending transversely to the frame (12);
• at least one leg (94) slanted in an opposite direction connected between the rear stabilizer bar (100) and the seat post (16) beneath the seat (14);
• a wheel (88) disposed rearwardly of the seat post (16) and supported above the floor on said leg (94);
• drive means (91, 92) coupled between the pedals (84, 86) and the wheel (88), adapted to impart rotational movement to the wheel when the pedals (84, 86) are moved by the user;
• said connecting portion (18) of the frame (12) being substantially co-planar with the front (32) and rear (100) stabilizer bars whereby said frame (12) and drive means (91, 92) cooperate to provide an unobstructed passageway between the handlebars (20) and the seat (24) to facilitate easy mounting and dismounting of the exercycle (10) by the user;
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• an adjustable seat assembly having a seat mast (26) with a plurality of pairs (118) of diametrically opposed aligned holes along the longitudinal length thereof, said end of the seat post (16) being hollow and having an inboard opening (120) in the form of a hole and a groove (122) opening through the end of said post diametrically opposing said hole opening (120), and a pin (128) for insertion into the mast holes (118) and post hole opening (120) while nesting in the groove (122);
• whereby the seat (24) may be easily adjusted in height by placing the pin (128) through the desired mast holes (118), nesting the pin (128) in the post groove (122), and inserting the pin (128) through the imboard hole opening (120) in the post (16) which is automatically aligned with the pin (128) when nested in the groove (122) to thereby lock the seat (24) in place.