Patent ID: 7326151

Claim:
A bicycle trainer for use with a conventional bicycle with the front wheel removed, the trainer comprising: (a) a pivot frame having substantially rigid contiguous parts including; a substantially vertical front member, having a front fork mount, for detachably supporting the front forks of a bicycle; a substantially vertical rear u-shaped member for detachably supporting the rear axle of said bicycle, an elongated horizontal member defining a longitudinal axis, having a first end supporting said vertical front member and an opposite end supporting said vertical rear member, and further including a tail member substantially in line with said horizontal member; (b) a base frame having front and rear rotational coupling means for pivotably supporting said horizontal member of said pivot frame; (c) a resistance device attached at a distal end of said tail member of said pivot frame and adapted to be frictionally coupled to the rear tire of said bicycle; (d) a spring mechanism having a pair of springs, each having a first end connected to said pivot frame and an opposite end connected to said base frame for pivotably restoring said pivot frame and said bicycle to a substantially vertical neutral position after being pivotably displaced; whereby a person may simulate bicycle sprinting and hill climbing by pivoting the bicycle on the training during use.