Bicycle Engineering and Technology

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
Foreword
Preface
Abbreviations and symbols
1. Brief history of bicycles and bicycling: Hobby Horse to balance bike—a brief history of bicycles and bicycling
	Needs and wants
	Early bicycles
	Mike burrows
	Cycling clubs
	Timeline
2. Holding it together—the frame
	Diamond frame
	Cross frame
	Alternative frames
	Frame materials
	Frame sizing and frame fitting
	Classic frame builders
	Simple guide to frame design
3. Road holding—wheels and tyres
	Requirements
	Numbers
	Radius of gyration and momentum
	Rim and tyre types
	Inflators
	Tyre pressures
	Rolling resistance
	Noise
	Puncture resistance and puncture factor
	Treads
	Friction
	Rims
	Spokes
	Hubs
4. Making it go—gears and drive
	Mechanics of gears
	Gear ratios
	Chainset
	Bottom brackets
	Crank length
	Blocks or cassettes
	Cable systems
	Electronic systems
	Watt meter
	Pedal and cleat systems
	Fixed gear
	Chains
	Magic link
	Tractive effort
	Calculations
5. Stopping—brakes and braking
	Momentum
	Kinetic energy
	Friction
	Mechnical advantage
	Pascal’s law
	Hydraulic advantage
	Cable versus hydraulic
6. Let's get comfortable—saddles and handle bars
	Human power
	Biomechanics and ergonomics
	Standover height
	Saddle position
	Handle bars and stem
	Commuting
	Endurance riding
	Cranks
	How to adjust your position
7. Electrical power
	Rules and regulations
	Electric bicycle construction
8. Add-ons and kit
	Lighting
	Computers
	Accesssories
	Clothing
	Bottles/bidons
	Shoes/cleats
	Luggage
9. Materials for bicycles
	Manufacture of steel for bicycles
	Classifications of steel
	Alloying metals used with steel in bicycle frames
	Work hardening and fatigue failure
	Properties of materials
	Reynolds tubing
	Columbus tubing
10. Soldering, brazing and welding
	Comparison of fusion and non-fusion joining processes
	Soft and hard solders
	Aluminium brazing
	Health, safety and the environment
	Safety measures
	General equipment safety
	Gas shielded arc welding (MIG, MAG and TIG)
11. Reinforced composite materials
	Introduction
	Basic principles of reinforced composite materials
	Manufacture of reinforced composite materials
	Types of reinforcing material
	Resins used in reinforced composite materials
12. Data
	The norm
	Understanding and using data
	Recording data
	Tally chart
	Spreadsheet
	Presenting data
	Bar charts and stacking bar charts
	Pie charts
	Normal distribution
	Ungrouped data
	Grouped data
	Profit and loss account
	Balance sheet
	Some examples of data you might collect
13. Health, safety, security and the environment
	Personal health and safety procedures
	Miscellaneous topics
14. The bicycle industry
	Traditional bicycle shop
	Manufacturing
	Modern retailing
	The elephant bike
	Other bicycle industry services
	Trade associations
15. Science terminology
	SI System and common units
	Decimals and zeros
	Accurate measuring
	Capacity and volume
	Temperature and heat
	Force and pressure
	Amps, Volts, Ohms, Watts and Kirchhoff
	Friction
	Some common laws of mechanical engineering
	Impact and momentum
16. Service and repair
	Introduction to costings and the business model
	Typical service/repair procedures
	Legal requirements
	Security
	Association of cycle traders
	Training and qualifications
	Screw threads
	Cycle engineers’ institute threads
	British cycle standards (BSC) threads
	British standard whitworth cycle threads
Glossary
Index