Patent ID: 7004888

Claim:
An exerciser comprising: a frame, a flywheel rotatably attached onto and supported on said frame with a spindle, a pair of foot pedals, a transmission device coupling said foot pedals to said spindle of said flywheel, to allow said flywheel to be driven by said foot pedals, an arch including a first end rotatably coupled to said frame with a pivot pin, and including a second end, at least one magnetic member attached to said arch and moved in concert with said arch, to allow said at least one magnetic member to apply magnetic retarding force against said flywheel, said arch being rotatable and movable toward or away from said flywheel, to adjust said at least one magnetic member toward or away from said flywheel, and to adjust the magnetic retarding force applied to said flywheel, a brake shoe attached to said second end of said arch, and movable toward or away from said flywheel together with said arch, to selectively engage with and to brake said flywheel, means for biasing said arch and said brake shoe away from said flywheel, to resiliently space said brake shoe away from said flywheel, and to allow said brake shoe to be moved toward and against said flywheel and to brake said flywheel against said biasing means, and an actuating device slidably attached to said frame, and engageable with said arch, to selectively move and force said brake shoe of said arch to engage with and to brake said flywheel.