Patent ID: 7331595
Filing Date: 2008-02-19
Classification: B62J

Abstract:
1. An auxiliary hill climbing bicycle seat device for stand-up pedaling directly above the bicycle pedals while resting on the hill climbing bicycle seat, the hill climbing bicycle seat comprising: a hill climbing seat secured to a crossbar of a bicycle directly above a pair of bicycle pedals, the hill climbing seat comprising a vertical rigid support post attached to the crossbar of the bicycle and a horizontal rigid cyclist supporting portion attached to the top of the vertical support bar parallel to the crossbar, the rigid cyclist supporting portion comprising a rigid narrow interior structure covered by an outer padding to soften an exterior of the cyclist supporting portion, the cyclist supporting portion having a sufficiently narrow width from side to side to enable a cyclist to straddle the cyclist supporting structure resting thereon with both legs of the cyclist free to pedal with both legs of the cyclist straight down without the upper inner thighs of the cyclist rubbing or chaffing on the sides of the hill climbing seat, the hill climbing seat positioned in front of a standard bicycle seat and positioned higher than the standard bicycle seat to enable a bicycle rider to move from a sitting bent forward aerodynamic position on the standard seat during level and downhill riding and move forward and upward to the hill climbing seat for pedaling in a stand-up peddling position over the pedals while resting on the hill climbing seat to enable the full weight of the rider located above the pedals to push down on the pedals while still resting on the hill climbing seat during uphill riding.