Patent ID: 6209899
Filing Date: 2001-04-03
Classification: B62K,B62M

Abstract:
In a bicycle having a passenger support construction with a first end spaced from a second end, a first wheel disposed at said first end via a first wheel mounting assembly including a first wheel axle, and a second wheel disposed at said second end via a second wheel mounting assembly including a second wheel axle, a crankset connected to said passenger support construction, said crankset connected to said second wheel by a drive chain to provide movement of said bicycle, the improvement comprising a means for simulating a vertical jump during movement of said bicycle, said means including a selective positioning system for providing rider controlled amounts of radial movement of said passenger support construction with respect to said wheels, said selective positioning system including a first lifting assembly operatively connected to said first end of said passenger support construction and said first wheel for radially moving said first end of said passenger support construction and a second lifting assembly operatively connected to said second end of said passenger support construction and said second wheel for pivotally moving said second end of said passenger support construction with respect to said second wheel.