Patent ID: 7946963

Claim:
An exercise cycle comprising: a base frame mounted on a plurality of wheels; a seat slidably mounted on said base frame; a pair of pivotal foot pedals mounted on said base frame for accommodating a rider's feet; a steering means for directing said wheels in a desired direction in response to pivoting said foot pedals; a propulsion means for propelling said cycle along an underlying surface in response to a rowing action imparted by a rider seated within said seat, wherein said propulsion means includes a vertical support bar positioned between said foot pedals, said bar having a spring-biased drive pawl mounted thereon, a flywheel operably connected to said drive pawl, a first gear coupled with said flywheel, a cable wrapped about said drive pawl, said cable having a handle at a distal end thereof, a second gear operably connected to one of said wheels, a drive chain encompassing said first gear and said second gear, whereby pulling said handle rotates said pawl, said flywheel and said first and second gears thereby propelling said cycle.