Patent ID: 7048290

Claim:
A recumbent bicycle with a single stroke linear pedaling system, consisting: a. a frame comprising a sprocket and a one way sprocket: b. a sliding frame in relation to said frame consisting: ankle rests acting as pedals wherein said ankle rests being fixedly attached at either ends of a transverse bar that running perpendicular to said frame; and a chain extension, said chain extension passing around a pulley rotationally attached to said frame and connecting to a bracket; and a chain segment including first and second ends and two parallel bars situated parallel and at either sides of said frame, wherein said first end of said chain segment connected at a first location and said second end of said chain segment connected at a second location on said sliding frame, said chain segment partially wrapping around a one way sprocket such that forward stroke of said sliding frame causes rotation of said one way sprocket wheel in a forward direction resulting in forward motion of said bicycle, and back stroke of said sliding frame causes rotation of said one way sprocket in a reverse direction.