A bicycle video system for facilitating improved aerodynamic positioning of a bicyclist. The bicycle video system includes a video display. The video display is used by the bicyclist to view an area in front of the bicycle. The video display allows the bicyclist to ride while maintaining a lowered h
A bicycle video system for facilitating improved aerodynamic positioning of a bicyclist. The bicycle video system includes a video display. The video display is used by the bicyclist to view an area in front of the bicycle. The video display allows the bicyclist to ride while maintaining a lowered head position to see an area in front of the bicycle. The bicycle video system also includes a video camera. The video camera is in electrical communication with the video display. The video camera is positioned in a direction toward an area in front of the bicycle to capture images in front of the bicycle. The video camera may transmit a video signal representative of a real-time image of an area in front of the bicycle to the video display. The video display may continuously receive real-time images of an area in front of the bicycle.
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1. A bicycle with a front viewing video system, the bicycle comprising: a front steering assembly of the bicycle;a video display coupled to the front steering assembly of the bicycle, the video display being oriented in an upward direction and positioned below an upper portion of the front steering
1. A bicycle with a front viewing video system, the bicycle comprising: a front steering assembly of the bicycle;a video display coupled to the front steering assembly of the bicycle, the video display being oriented in an upward direction and positioned below an upper portion of the front steering assembly so that a rider is tucking into a lowered head position; anda video camera coupled to the front steering assembly, a forward line of sight of the video camera being directed toward an area in front of the front steering assembly, a lens of the video camera being positioned below the upper portion of the front steering assembly;wherein the video display is in communication with the video camera for receiving a signal representative of a real-time image generated by the video camera so that the rider in a lowered head position is maintaining view of the area in front of the bicycle handlebar with the video display. 2. The bicycle of claim 1, wherein the video camera is centered on the front steering assembly so that a view of the area in front of the front steering assembly closely resembles a view the rider would have with an elevated head position. 3. The bicycle of claim 2, wherein the front steering assembly includes a bicycle handlebar, and the video camera is positioned on the bicycle handlebar at a point generally equidistant between a first end and a second opposing end of the bicycle handlebar. 4. The bicycle of claim 1, wherein the front steering assembly is a handlebar or a bicycle handlebar stem. 5. The bicycle of claim 4, wherein the forward line of sight of the video camera is orthogonal to a longitudinal axis of the handlebar. 6. The bicycle of claim 1, wherein the video camera is mounted midway a width of the front steering assembly. 7. The bicycle of claim 1, wherein the video display is pivotally coupled to the bicycle handlebar. 8. The bicycle of claim 1, wherein the video display is configured to receive a continuous signal representative of real-time images generated by the video camera. 9. A bicycle with a front viewing video system, comprising: a front steering assembly;a video camera directly attached to the front steering assembly, a forward line of sight of the video camera being positioned toward an area in front of the bicycle handlebar, a lens of the video camera being positioned below the upper portion of the front steering assembly;a flexible shaft extending from the front steering assembly, the flexible shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end of the flexible shaft being coupled to the front steering assembly; anda video display coupled to the distal end of the flexible shaft, the video display being oriented in an upward direction and positioned below an upper portion of the front steering assembly so that a rider is tucking into a lowered head position, the video display being in communication with the video camera for receiving a signal representative of a real-time image generated by the video camera so that the rider in a lowered head position is maintaining view of the area in front of the bicycle handlebar with the video display. 10. The system of claim 9, wherein the front steering assembly includes a handlebar and a handle bar mount wherein the handlebar mount is a clamp with the video camera attached to the clamp. 11. The system of claim 9, wherein the position of the video display is adjustable via the flexible shaft. 12. A method of displaying a real-time image generated by a video camera coupled to a bicycle and a video display coupled to a front steering assembly, the method comprising the steps of: mounting the video camera so that a lens and a video display of the video camera is disposed below an upper portion of the front steering assembly so that a rider is tucking into a lowered head position;positioning a forward line of sight of the video camera in an area in front of the front steering assembly;optically sensing a scene in front of the front steering assembly using the video camera coupled to the bicycle;transmitting a video signal from the video camera to the video display; anddisplaying the real-time image on the video display in response to receiving the video signal from the video camera so that the rider in a lowered head position is maintaining view of the area in front of the bicycle handlebar with the video display. 13. The method of claim 12, wherein the video camera is disposed within the bicycle handlebar. 14. The method of claim 12, wherein the video camera is housed in a mount affixed to the bicycle handlebar. 15. The method of claim 12, wherein the video display is disposed on the bicycle handlebar equidistant from a pair of handlebar grips. 16. The method of claim 12, wherein the video display is connected via a flexible stem to a mount affixed to the bicycle handlebar. 17. The method of claim 12, wherein a position of the video display is adjustable. 18. A front viewing video system mountable to a bicycle, comprising: a video display mountable to a front steering assembly of the bicycle in an upward direction, the video display being positioned below an upper portion of the front steering assembly so that the rider is tucking into a lowered head position; anda video camera mountable to the front steering assembly of the bicycle with a forward line of sight of the video camera being directed toward an area in front of the front steering assembly, a lens of the video camera being positioned below the upper portion of the front steering assembly so that the rider is tucking into the lowered head position;wherein the video display is communicable with the video camera for receiving a signal representative of a real-time image generated by the video camera so that the rider in a lowered head position is maintaining view of the area in front of the bicycle handlebar with the video display.
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