Patent ID: 7727124

Claim:
A bicycle trainer for use with a bicycle having a driven wheel, comprising: a frame; a resistance unit movably interconnected with the frame, wherein the resistance unit is movable through a range of operative positions relative to the frame for engagement with the wheel, and is also movable relative to the frame to an inoperative position; a manually operable resistance unit adjustment arrangement interposed between the resistance unit and the frame, wherein the adjustment arrangement includes an engagement member and an elongated adjustment member that is selectively engageable with the engagement member, wherein the elongated adjustment member and the engagement member are interconnected with the resistance unit and with the frame, and wherein the adjustment arrangement includes a handle, wherein the adjustment arrangement is movable by operation of the handle to a disengaged configuration in which the elongated adjustment member is disengaged from the engagement member to provide movement of the resistance unit throughout the range of operative positions, and is also operable in the disengaged configuration to enable movement of the resistance unit to and from the inoperative position, and wherein the adjustment arrangement is movable to an engaged configuration in which the elongated adjustment member is engaged with the engagement member to selectively maintain the resistance unit in a position within the range of operative positions and also to selectively maintain the resistance unit in the inoperative position.