Patent ID: 7938423

Claim:
An exercise cycle comprising: a cycle frame with a seat, the cycle frame having a frame centre line running from front to rear of the cycle; a front wheel and at least two rear wheels rotatably connected to the cycle frame; a force plate positioned below the seat and rotatably attached along its base to the cycle frame along the frame center line; two operator handles, each having an attachment end and a distal end, wherein the operator handles are connected at their attachment ends to opposing sides of the force plate so as to allow rotation of the force plate around its point of attachment to the cycle frame when the distal ends of the operator handles are moved; and a drive conversion device connecting the force plate to at least one of the rear wheels such that rotation of the force plate about its point of attachment to the cycle frame from the mechanical movement of the operator handles is converted to rotational force to turn said at least one rear wheel and drive the cycle forward.