Exercise apparatus for use with bicycles
OwnerEdward E. Trotterinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus to which bicycles may be attached for indoor training and conditioning of cyclists. The exercise apparatus includes a pair of turntables rotatably mounted to a frame and a mounting device slidably connected to the frame. The mounting device is designed to receive a bicycle thereon so that each of the tires of the bicycle engage a turntable. A rider by steering the front wheel will cause the bicycle to move inwardly or outwardly on the turntable increasing or decreasing the moment arm of the force applied by the bicycle tire on the adjacent turntable as the bicycle is pedaled.
Claims11
An exercise apparatus for use in combination with a bicycle having a handle bar, a top tube and a pair of wheels, said apparatus comprising:
- a frame;
- a first turntable and a second turntable rotatably connected to said frame, each turntable having a top surface and said turntables being connected to one another for simultaneous rotation;
- support means for support of a bicycle, said support means being slidably attached to said frame for movement along a line between said first turntable and said second turntable, such that when a bicycle is mounted thereon, each wheel of the pair of wheels of the bicycle engage a corresponding one of said first and second turntables.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.