SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A HILL TRAINING APPARATUS FOR A BICYCLE TRAINER
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1. An apparatus for a hill training stationary portable bicycle trainer comprising:
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a slider, slidably supported by a surface,wherein the connecting rod links the slider to a front fork and/or front wheel of a bicycle, wherein force applied to the slider causes the slider to slide along the surface altering the angle of the connecting rod and operating to raise or lower the front fork and/or front wheel of the bicycle.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for a hill training apparatus for a bicycle trainer. The systems and methods disclosed herein enable cyclists to simulate hill resistance, incline, decline, and body positioning while riding on a bicycle trainer for improved training purposes.
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16 Claims
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1. An apparatus for a hill training stationary portable bicycle trainer comprising:
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a connecting rod; and a slider, slidably supported by a surface, wherein the connecting rod links the slider to a front fork and/or front wheel of a bicycle, wherein force applied to the slider causes the slider to slide along the surface altering the angle of the connecting rod and operating to raise or lower the front fork and/or front wheel of the bicycle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An apparatus for a hill training stationary portable bicycle trainer comprising:
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a crank; a coupler; and a pivot, wherein the coupler links the crank to a front fork and/or front wheel of a bicycle through the pivot, wherein when torque is applied to the crank it alters the angle of the pivot causing the front fork and/or front wheel of the bicycle to raise or lower. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for a hill training stationary portable bicycle trainer comprising:
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a rod; a slider; and a pivot; wherein the slider operatively connects the rod to a front fork and/or front wheel of a bicycle and, wherein the rod is operatively connected to the pivot such that torque applied to the rod causes the rod to rotate about the pivot such that the slider raises or lowers thereby raising or lowering the front fork and/or front wheel of the bicycle. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of adjusting the elevation of the front or back end of a bicycle comprising adjusting a rod'"'"'s movement in a plane wherein the rod and the front or back end of the bicycle are linked and wherein movement of the rod is not parallel to the movement of the front or back end of the bicycle.
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