14th IBDC 2010 – Tribune
I’m going to continue something I started on my Facebook page last week during the Taipei Bike Show (Taipei Cycle 2010). I began featuring a selection of the scale models of designs sumitted by the...
View ArticleFunky Eurobike Flashback
Odd connections: with some big mountain bike action happening in Austria this weekend, and having just booked my hotel for Eurobike 2010 (well it’s still 4 months away but the time flies and i just...
View ArticleRest in Peace – The Rest is History
As you drive through the Taichung county hinterland, you will see this rising above the rice-fields. When you get right up to it, this is what it will look like: A water-tower. Well, yes…and no....
View ArticleBut You Guys Don’t Ride Bikes!
cycling. . . heralds a kind of social revolution Dr. Yeong-Tyi Day Revolutionary reflections as the Republic of China (ROC) begins looking to its centenary in 2011. This will mark 100 years since the...
View ArticleBicycle Framebuilding – Magnesium and Aluminum Compared and Contrasted
I recently posted some thoughts on the use of magnesium in frame-making. In that post I quoted technologist Josh Deetz of Deetz Design & Development Co., Ltd, based in Taichung County. Here Josh...
View ArticleWheelhub Assembly – cartridge bearings, freehub body
This is the followup post to the exploration of the cold forge and CNC hub factory I posted about recently. Once hubshells have been forged or machined, they are painted (outsourced) and then returned...
View ArticleDesigning and Manufacturing an Alloy Frame – The Production Process from CAD,...
My company, Primavera Cycles, is in the very early stages of designing a new butted-alloy frame bike. The frame will be the first and primary part of the process, to be closely followed by the...
View ArticleChina’s Moves to OBM via OEM-Powered Takeoff – Whither Taiwan’s Brands?
With King George’s agreement, the British East India company sent an emissary, Lord Macartney, to meet with the Qianlong Emperor of China in 1793. The problem was the trade imbalance — silver flowing...
View ArticleBicycle Innovation, Bicycle Design, the Laws of Physics and Imagination
My starting point for this post is James T.’s recent post on Saul Maret’s “pliable” bike, a concept extension of the folding bike design. The idea is that it can be folded into multiple positions, and...
View ArticleBicycle Design Evolution – Irrelevant Designs and Wacky, Batty, Improbable...
Mommus made a comment in relation to my most recent post. The post tossed up some ideas concerning connections between (scientific) knowledge and the real world (applications). I will use the comment...
View ArticleRev 2 Handlebar Set for Urban Riding – Component Design Innovation
Continuing a theme of some recent posts on bicycle design evolution – Innovation and Imagination and Improbable Outliers — today’s post concerns a patent pending handlebar design that came to my...
View ArticleOne Very Short but Steep Climb and One 5.8 kg Road Bike (al 9005 Frame)
The annual Merida Cup is on this weekend and involves a 7.8 km dash to a hilltop finish. On Saturday I met up with some friends who were doing training for the event on the really steep part of the...
View Article15th International Bicycle Design Competition and Principles of Design
Well here we are at the end of 2010 with production in Taiwan’s bicycle component production in absolute overdrive for the 2011 model year. Holiday time is still some way off since everyone is racing...
View Article2011 Annual Innovative Products Competition Award – Taipei Cycle 2011
These products will likely all be on display in the one place at next month’s Taipei Cycle where I’m sure they will be the subject of intense interest. I’ll have some select photos posted here,...
View Article15th International Bicycle Design Competition-Preliminary Look
The results of the 15th IBDC will be announced in a ceremony in the morning of the first day of Taipei Cycle 2011, March 16. Here is a brief look at some of the finalists giving an indication of what...
View ArticleAria by Marco Mainardi – Somerset by Chen-Wei Chang & Chai-Chi Chang: Taipei...
Today’s post continues this initial post from the first day of the show. Marco Mainardi’s Aria is certainly interesting. Whether it’s a winner though, depends on your perspective. This is the scale...
View ArticleA Few More Operational Designs
Finding some time to look through the folder of photos taken at this year’s Taipei Show here’s a corner of the IBDC display area that might be of interest to some readers. The Cycling & Health Tech...
View ArticlePrinciples of Good Bicycle Design: 2012 TAIPEI CYCLE d&i Awards Jury Discussion
This is a video of a discussion held by the five jury members who selected the winning entries to this year’s inaugural competition. It’s 23min long, so a summary of key points is provided below. The...
View ArticleFrom Taipei Cycle Innovative Products to d&i Awards and now Eurobike Award...
Haiwan from Qbicle has done quite well with his Tangent Fender since first winning an award at Taipei Cycle’s 2011 Innovative Products Competition. 2011 was to be the last for that particular...
View ArticleFolding Electric Bike Design for Commuters | Trending Strongly
Coming off Eurobike 2012, Bike Biz mulls over the idea that what is, and what is not, a trend is not all that clear. They have a point. You have a whole lot of products that are quite visibly on...
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