Patent ID: 8062190

Claim:
A stationary exercise bicycle comprising: a base frame including a front portion and a rear portion, the base frame adapted to rest on a surface defining a reference plane; a front frame extending upwardly from the front portion of the base frame; a resistance assembly mounted on the front frame; a rear frame extending upwardly from the rear portion of the base frame at a distance from the front frame such that there is an open space between the front frame and the rear frame, the open space configured to allow a user to step through the open space between the front frame and the rear frame; a seat support assembly mounted on the rear frame, the seat support assembly including, a track inclined at a permanently fixed angle wherein the angle is between about forty degrees and about sixty degrees relative to the surface, and a seat coupled to the track and being moveable along the track from a lowest position to a highest position, the seat having a top surface and a geometry center coincident with the top surface that defines a vertical height between the geometry center and the reference plane, wherein positions of the geometry center and the reference plane define a first line that is swept forward approximately 60 degrees about the geometry center to define a first reference sector rotated about the geometry center; first and second pedals coupled to the base frame for rotation about an axis and adapted to be propelled by the user's feet, the first and second pedals rotating along a closed circular path defining four equal length sectors, wherein one of the four equal length sectors is a downward and backward sector, wherein a periphery of the first reference sector intersects the downward and backward sector for every position of the seat along the track; a mast extending upwardly from the front frame, the mast including a lower portion and an upper portion; a control console mounted on the upper portion of the mast; and a handle assembly mounted on the upper portion of the mast.