The Steel Bicycle Project: Bringing Together Tube Manufacturers, Frame Builders, and Engineers through Sports Engineering†
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School of Computing, Engineering and Mathematics, University of Brighton, Cockcroft Building, Lewes Road, Brighton BN2 4GJ, UK
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VÉLUS Laboratory, Mechanical Engineering Department, Université de Sherbrooke, 2500 Boulevard de l’Université, Sherbrooke, QC J1K 2R1, Canada
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Escuela Técnica de la Bicicleta, 28019 Madrid, Spain
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Presented at the 13th conference of the International Sports Engineering Association, Online,
22–26 June 2020.
Proceedings 2020, 49(1), 166; https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2020049166
Published: 15 June 2020
(This article belongs to the Proceedings of The 13th Conference of the International Sports Engineering Association)
Steel, being the most commonly used bicycle frame material, has a major role to play in future developments within the bicycle industry, and there is scope to enhance the role of engineering in the development of steel bicycles. This paper introduces The Steel Bicycle Project (TSBP), an open-ended project which aims to raise awareness of engineering principles that relate to steel bicycle frames and aims to support frame builders in designing and fabricating better and safer products. In this paper, we give details of the main project themes (Design and simulation, Materials and fabrication, Testing and measurements, Knowledge and education) and outcomes. We also present some initial activities from the early stages of the project and will discuss general models to bring together key partners under the umbrella of the sports engineering community.
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Covill, D.; Drouet, J.-M.; Velázquez, A.A. The Steel Bicycle Project: Bringing Together Tube Manufacturers, Frame Builders, and Engineers through Sports Engineering. Proceedings 2020, 49, 166.
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