Patent ID: 6616224
Filing Date: 2003-09-09
Classification: B62J

Abstract:
A bicycle seating assembly for alternatively seating a rider in a first or second position on a bicyle having pedals comprising:first and second seating members, said second seating member being smaller than said first seating members; first means for mounting said first seating member in said first position which is above the bicycle pedals at a distance such that the feet of the bicycle rider just reach the pedals with the rider's legs fully extended; and second means for mounting said second seating member in said second position at a distance from the ground to permit at least one of the rider's feet to reach the ground beneath the bicycle; said first and second seating members being integrated into a unitary assembly; said first and second mounting means comprising a central horizontal bar portion, a first vertical bar portion extending from said horizontal bar portion for supporting said first seating member, a second vertical bar portion extending from said horizontal bar portion for supporting said second seating member, said second vertical bar portion being substantially shorter than said first vertical bar portion, and a third vertical bar portion extending from said horizontal bar portion in a direction opposite to that of said first and second vertical bar portions.