Bicycle seat post seating and clearance positioning system

A cycle saddle mounting assembly for mounting at a fixed location on a cycle frame in an upwardly projecting tubular frame member of the cycle frame having means for journaling a crank supporting a pair of cycle pedals, said assembly comprising:

• a unitary frame mounting means for mounting said assembly in said tubular frame member;
• saddle mounting means for accommodating the mounting of a cycle saddle thereon;
• and
• articulated linkage means, coupled between said unitary frame mounting means and said saddle mounting means, for operatively moving said saddle mounting means to, and securing said saddle mounting means at, selected positions along a path relative to said frame mounting means between a predetermined standard riding position and a relatively more rearward position;
• and wherein:
• said path is an arcuate path concavely facing downwardly;
• said frame mounting means comprises an arcuate rack member arced in an orientation substantially concentric with said arcuate path of said saddle mounting means, said rack member having a plurality of registration means spaced therealong;
• and
• said linkage means comprises a locking element movable between a first position at which said locking element is free to pass adjacent said registration means without engagement therein, and a second position at which said locking element is forced into engagement with one of said registration means.

A cycle saddle mounting assembly for mounting at a fixed location on a cycle frame in an upwardly projecting tubular frame member of the cycle frame having means for journaling a crank supporting a pair of cycle pedals, said assembly comprising:

• a unitary frame mounting means for mounting said assembly in said tubular frame member;
• saddle mounting means for accommodating the mounting of a cycle saddle thereon;
• and
• articulated linkage means, coupled between said unitary frame mounting means and said saddle mounting means, for operatively moving said saddle mounting means to, and securing said saddle mounting means at, selected positions along a path relative to said frame mounting means between a predetermined standard riding position and a relatively more rearward position;
• and wherein said linkage means comprises:
• means for maintaining said saddle mounting means in the same angular orientation independent of said position of said saddle mounting means;
• a pair of elongated, parallel, and articulated substantially rigid bars extending between said frame mounting means and said saddle mounting means;
• means for pivotally mounting one end of each said bar to said frame mounting means;
• and
• means for pivotally mounting the other end of each said bar to said saddle mounting means;
• whereby
• pivotal movement of said bars is effective to move said saddle mounting means along said arcuate path while maintaining said saddle mounting means in the same angular orientation independent of said position of said saddle mounting means.

A cycle saddle mounting assembly for mounting at a fixed location on a cycle frame in an upwardly projecting tubular frame member of the cycle frame having means for journaling a crank supporting a pair of cycle pedals, said assembly comprising:

• a unitary frame mounting means for mounting said assembly in said tubular frame member;
• saddle mounting means for accommodating the mounting of a cycle saddle thereon;
• and
• articulated linkage means, coupled between said unitary frame mounting means and said saddle mounting means, for operatively moving said saddle mounting means to, and securing said saddle mounting means at, selected positions along a path relative to said frame mounting means between a predetermined standard riding position and a relatively more rearward position;
• and wherein
• said articulated linkage means operatively moves said saddle mounting means along said path while maintaining a substantially constant distance between said saddle mounting means and the crank of the cycle pedals.