Patent ID: 6910992

Claim:
A tandem exerciser for forward pedaling and mutually facing riders comprising: a frame having proximal and distal ends; a flywheel rotatably coupled to the frame; a standing support means; a first seat mounted to the proximal end of the frame for a first user and a second seat mounted to the opposite distal end of the frame for a second user such that the seats are facing each other; a proximal pair of foot pedals and a distal pair of foot pedals operably connected to simultaneously drive the flywheel; proximal pedal cranks and distal pedal cranks; a pair of handle bar cranks operably connected to the frame wherein one end of each handle bar crank is pivotally connected to a respective said distal foot pedal, an opposite end of the handle bar crank is bifurcated into handle bars such that the first and second user can simultaneously grip and actuate the handle bars, and a middle portion of the handle bar crank is pivotally coupled to a cross member of the frame thereby providing a common pivot axis for both handle bar cranks; and a power transmission means, operably mounted to the frame, having a drive mechanism that includes at least two chains, one of which is twisted less than one-hundred-eighty degrees, to allow for both users to simultaneously pedal in their respective forward directions to drive said flywheel.