Adjustable stationary exercise bicycle

Claim 1

An adjustable stationary exercise bicycle capable of being adjusted to allow persons having different physiques to adopt different riding positions including a standing riding position and a seated riding position, the bicycle comprising: (a) a frame including (i) a front ground support element with a handlebar socket, and (ii) a rear ground support element with a rear socket; (b) a pedal mounted on the frame, the pedal located below the rear socket; (c) an adjustable seat assembly comprising (i) a seat, and (ii) an adjustable seat support holding the seat, the seat support adjustably mounted in a seat socket to allow fore and aft movement of the seat relative to the seat socket, and the seat socket adjustably mounted in the rear socket to allow upward and downward movement of the seat relative to an adjustable handlebar; and (d) an adjustable handlebar mounted in the handlebar socket and capable of adjustment to provide different positions relative to the adjustable seat, the adjustable handlebar comprising (i) a lateral bar having two downwardly sloped elements directed outwardly from the handlebar socket, (ii) handle prongs extending forwardly from the downwardly sloped elements of the lateral bar, and (iii) a forwardly directed ring element on the lateral bar, the ring element being circumferentially disposed about the handlebar socket and substantially parallel to the ground, wherein fore, aft, upward, and downward adjustments of the adjustable seat support and adjustments of the handlebar allow the bicycle to be adapted by persons having different physiques, for use in a seated riding position and a standing riding position.