Patent ID: 7594879

Claim:
A method for selectively adjusting the range of articulation for the joint of a user's extremity engaged in a cycling action, comprising the steps of: providing a seat whereon a user may sit; providing a flywheel rotatably mounted to a support spaced from the seat, the flywheel configured for rotation about an axis, the flywheel having a first series of spaced-apart bores presenting a configuration from adjacent one portion of the perimeter wall of the flywheel to a diametrically opposed portion of the perimeter wall, the configuration of the series of bores extending through the center point of the flywheel; providing a lever releasably mounted to one of the first series of spaced-apart bores and selectively re-positionable from one bore to another bore, the lever further comprising a bushing operably configured with a locking lever, the locking lever further comprising a push pad for securing the bushing against inadvertent release from the flywheel until pressure is applied to the push pad thereby unlocking the bushing from the bore, the lever extending outwardly from one of the substantially planar surfaces of the flywheel; and mounting the lever within one particular bore of the flywheel to select the desired articulating motion of the user's joints on the respective extremity of the user when the user's extremity is placed on the lever and a force is applied thereto.