Questions tagged [design]
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Why are male and female model bicycles different in the between-legs part?
Female bike:
Male bike:
Other than the basket in front, the only difference is that the female version is far more convenient to get up on and get back down from. And you never accidentally crush your "package" (as a male) when using the female…
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Do mid-low end bike manufacturers only design their bikes to last 1000 miles?
When exploring a braking system, I noticed with surprise that they tested their brake actuations to match the 1000 mile quality life expectation of a comfort bike. This seems to imply that this is the expected design life.
Since the page is…
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Why are cycle components so heavily branded?
The average car has the manufacturer's logo on the front and back. Usually that's the extent of the branding. It is discreet and under-stated. Sometimes with the higher-end luxury cars you don't even get the model name and engine size given on the…
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Mechanical Engineering Designing/ Analyzing Stress in the beam members of a bicycle
This question is for those who are familiar with analytical engineering of bikes (not using Finite element analysis)
Okay guys, I'm trying to do an optimization project on the frame of a bicycle to minimize the weight. My trouble is that I know I…
user1350
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Pedaling in Rear Wheel design
I had built a bike similar to this one before. I think many would have this idea, too.
However, for some reason, not many of these designed are commercially marketed.
https://sites.google.com/site/pendalbike/pendalbike
There are several…
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how to design a shaft and gears for shaft driven bicycle
i want to know about the complete design and dimensions of the shaft and suggest me to give more efficiency to the bicycle
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