Bicycle trainer and method of its operation
Method for operating a bicycle trainer, and such a bicycle trainer comprising a stand with a seat, handlebars and rotatable pedals, or such a bicycle trainer comprising a stand for mounting a bicycle frame with a seat, handlebars and rotatable pedals, wherein the stand incorporates an electronically variable brake acting directly or indirectly on the rotatable pedals with a braking resistance that depends on a computer-controlled predetermined setting, wherein the pre-determined setting is variable and wherein said setting depends on selected parameters to reflect a simulated surface condition of a road.
1. A bicycle trainer comprising:
a computer; and
an electronically variable brake configured to apply a braking resistance to rotatable pedals associated with a bicycle,
wherein the computer is coupled with the variable brake to control the braking resistance to simulate a surface condition of a road, wherein the braking resistance is controlled by utilizing a time variable setting with variations within a frequency band which depend on the simulated surface condition of the road.
2. The bicycle trainer of claim 1 , wherein the time variable setting has variations predominantly of a fixed frequency.
3. The bicycle trainer of claim 1 , wherein the time variable setting has variations containing a mixture of fixed frequencies.
4. The bicycle trainer of claim 1 , wherein the braking resistance is further controlled based on a simulated forward speed of the bicycle.
5. The bicycle trainer of claim 1 , wherein the braking resistance inversely correlates with the simulated forward speed of the bicycle.
6. The bicycle trainer of claim 1 , wherein the braking resistance is further controlled based on force applied to the pedals.
7. The bicycle trainer of claim 6 , wherein the braking resistance inversely correlates to the force.
8. A bicycle trainer comprising:
a computer; and
an electronically variable brake configured to apply a braking resistance to rotatable pedals associated with a bicycle,
wherein the computer is coupled with the variable brake to control the braking resistance to simulate a surface condition of a road, wherein the braking resistance is controlled by utilizing a time variable setting with variations within a frequency band which depend on the simulated surface condition of the road and the braking resistance inversely correlates with a simulated forward speed of the bicycle.
9. The bicycle trainer of claim 8 , wherein the time variable setting has variations predominantly of a fixed frequency.
10. The bicycle trainer of claim 8 , wherein the time variable setting has variations containing a mixture of fixed frequencies.
11. The bicycle trainer of claim 8 , wherein the braking resistance is further controlled based on force applied to the pedals.
12. The bicycle trainer of claim 11 , wherein the braking resistance inversely correlates to the force.