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An aluminum fixed gear bike designed for criterium racing
The Idea
As a former bicycle mechanic and amateur racer I noticed that properly raced carbon fiber bikes would have short life cycles. These bikes are optimized to be aerodynamic, stiff, and light through advanced carbon layups. Additionally this material allows for a lot more control in the shape and design of the bikes. With many sprints a disregard for potholes, and very high milage they have a short life span. Ive ridden bikes that had been raced for three years and they felt like wet noodles. My goal is to design an aluminum frame with the beautiful shapes of carbon fiber bikes and without compromising. By choosing aluminum I would have a bike with a longer life span, as well as being much more recyclable once its past its life-cycle.
Manipulating Aluminum
By having 2 aluminum shells that are made by CNC, they can be optimized for stiffness in specific areas and lightness, as well as allowing for much more room to design. The frame has a carbon fiber seat tube that provides additional comfort to the rider as it can flex more. The dropped seat stays also allow for more flex in the tube.
Aerodynamics
D shaped tubing provides similar benefits to a full foil but also reduces the material usage and prevents a sailing effect in a crosswind. The dropped seat stays also reduce the frontal area of the bike.
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Thank You :)
