Patent ID: 8336897

Claim:
A standard-sized bicycle, comprising: a main frame; a stationary seat attached to the main frame for supporting a rider of the bicycle; a front wheel steerably mounted to a steering column attached to the main frame; a rear drive wheel rotatably mounted to the main frame; and a rowing mechanism coupled to the steering column about a fulcrum, said rowing mechanism adapted to oscillate forward about said fulcrum in response to a pushing force and backward about said fulcrum in response to a pulling force, said rowing mechanism further comprising: a power lever with a handle on one end and having an ‘L’ curve with a second end below the ‘L’ curve; and a drive lever extending from the second end of the power lever, the drive lever being in mechanical communication with the rear drive wheel such that a backward oscillation of the rowing mechanism will engage the rear drive wheel and propel the bicycle forward, wherein said drive lever comprises: a foot rest attached at the ‘L’ curve of the power lever; and a toothed bar attached to said drive lever.