Exercise stand for bicycles

Claim 1

A bicycle exercise stand comprising a T-shaped base, the leg thereof extending rearwardly of the cross member and aT the outer end provided with a short underlying cross-piece, the outer ends of the cross member having underlying foot pieces and together with said rear cross-piece providing a triangular three-point floor stance, a U-shaped bracket mounted on said leg in spaced relation to the cross member and forwardly of the central portion of the leg, said bracket providing laterally opposed upright arms having forwardly and outwardly angled braces connecting the upper end of each arm with the adjacent end of said cross member and rearwardly and inwardly angled braces between the upper end of each arm and adjacent side of said leg, the upper portions of said arms having a pair of matching vertically spaced bolt holes, and upright extension plates bolted to the arms, said plates being provided with sets of corresponding vertically spaced volt holes for selective elevation of said plates and the support of bicycle wheels of different standard diameters in raised condition over said base, said plates having notched portions in the upper edges thereof to cradle the nuts of a rear wheel axle therein and eared portions extending forwardly from the lower ends of said plates with turnbuckle operated linkage straps pivotally hung on said ears, the outer ends of said straps being provided with hooks releasably engageable over the rear fork tubes of a bicycle frame forwardly of the rear axle support section thereof, and a presser roll device mounted adjacent the rear end of said leg having an upstanding lever pivoted on said leg, a roll at the outer free end of the lever swingable forwardly into engagement with the tire of a bicycle mounted on the stand, spring means urging said lever rearwardly, and manual adjusting means to advance said lever against said spring.