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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 1984
Filed:
Aug. 14, 1978
Lawrence G Brown, Honolulu, HI (US);
Other;
Abstract
Exercising apparatus for simulating the characteristics of exercise during actual riding of a bicycle comprising a stationary frame for mounting components of a bicycle or the like including at least a frame, a seat, handle bars and a front wheel fork, a rear wheel, crank arms and pedals, and a pedal operated drive system; a driven wheel for frictionally engaging the rear wheel for rotation by the rear wheel to simulate engagement with the ground during the actual riding of a bicycle; a fly wheel operatively connected to said driven wheel for energy storage during rotation of the rear wheel to simulate momentum during actual riding of a bicycle; and load applying resistance operatively connected to said driven wheel in the form of either a cage fan unit or a centrifugal control device for applying variable loads to said driven wheel to simulate variations in load encountered during actual riding of a bicycle.