Bicycle fitting apparatus and method
View Patent ↗An apparatus for fitting a bicycle saddle comprises a mounting rod secured to a bicycle frame, a height adjuster mounted upon the mounting rod, a lateral adjuster mounted upon the height adjuster, a tilt orientation adjuster mounted upon the lateral adjuster, and a clamp securing the saddle to the tilt orientation adjuster.
1. An apparatus for fitting a bicycle saddle, said apparatus comprising:
a mounting rod secured to a bicycle frame;
a height adjuster mounted upon said mounting rod, said height adjuster comprising a fore scissor lift, an aft scissor lift, and a bolt extending through an opening defined in said mounting rod and engaging said fore and aft scissor lifts;
a fore and aft adjuster mounted upon said height adjuster;
a tilt orientation adjuster mounted upon said fore and aft adjuster; and
a clamp securing said saddle to said tilt orientation adjuster.
2. An apparatus for fitting a bicycle saddle, said apparatus comprising:
a mounting rod securable to a bicycle frame;
a height adjuster mounted upon said mounting rod, said height adjuster comprising:
a fore scissor lift and an aft scissor lift;
a securing bracket mounted in a fixed location on said mounting rod and a sliding bracket slidably mounted along said mounting rod;
said fore scissor lift comprising a lower fore scissor frame having a first end pivotally mounted to said securing bracket and a second end extending along a fore side of said mounting rod;
said fore scissor lift comprising an upper fore scissor frame having a first end pivotally mounted to said second end of said lower fore scissor frame and a second end pivotally mounted to said sliding bracket;
said aft scissor lift comprising a lower aft scissor frame having a first end pivotally mounted to said securing bracket and a second end extending along an aft side of said mounting rod;
said aft scissor lift comprising an upper aft scissor frame having a first end pivotally mounted to said second end of said lower aft scissor frame and a second end pivotally mounted to said sliding bracket; and
a scissor adjusting bolt extending through an opening defined in said mounting rod and engaging said fore and aft scissor lifts, said scissor adjusting bolt being rotatable in a first direction to cause said sliding bracket to slide along said mounting rod toward said securing bracket and being rotatable in a second direction to cause said sliding bracket to slide along said mounting rod away from said securing bracket;
a fore and aft adjuster mounted upon said height adjuster;
a tilt orientation adjuster mounted upon said fore and aft adjuster; and
a clamp securing said saddle to said tilt orientation adjuster.