Patent ID: 7175570

Claim:
An exercise bicycle frame comprising: a front fork having a head tube and at least one fork leg; a seat tube having a top section and a bottom section; a top tube extending between the front fork and the seat tube, the top tube having a first portion angularly offset from a second portion; a rear support brace connected with the seat tube; a bottom frame member extending between the rear support brace, the seat tube, and the front fork, substantially the entire length of the bottom frame member being substantially parallel with the second portion of the top tube; a gusset connected with the bottom section of the seat tube, wherein the gusset includes a bottom bracket for supporting a pedal assembly, and wherein the gusset includes a first side wall and a second side wall defining a substantially U-shaped cross section; and wherein the front fork, the first portion of the top tube, the second portion of the top tube, the seat tube, and the bottom frame member define a five-sided frame section.