BICYCLE DESIGN

SOFT TAIL
HARD TAIL
Assignment: Bike Design Presentation

1 - Cover slide – Name, Title (Bike design), Class, Date, Image, Background

2 – Five Frame slides – 5 Different soft-tail bike frames from 5 different companies
Full size images, label each one: Company name, Model name, Website URL.

3 – One Frame Geometry - 2d drawing from website and Chart - Use this geometry for your bike frame!

4 - Two Full Assembly drawings and Stress Analysis

Shown from 2 different angles
Two Close-up Details
Cosmos Analysis

5 - Parts drawings – The following will not be on slides, but will be printed:
a. Main Frame
b. Rear Fork (seat stay, chain stay)
c. Front Fork (Stem, Handlebar and grips)
d. Tire (either front or back) and Rim. Tire and Rim must be drawn as separate parts
e. Seat and Seat post

Title box, Scale, Orthographic, Isometric, Detail views, Dimensions as shown on example slides .

Extra credit: (Put on Final Full Assemble slides, no dimension drawings required)
Pedals/Crank set
Derailleur/Chain
Other accessories (Brakes, Shifter, reflectors, etc.)
BICYCLE DESIGN
YOUR NAME
CAD
DATE

(Example Cover Slide)

Include a mountain bike-related image
for the background
5 Slides – Frame Examples (Try to find just the frames, not full assemblies).
5 Different companies, Each one a different style.
Each *frame a different soft-tail style (two-piece with shock absorber).

Full size image to cover entire slide, label each one:

The company name, model name, & website URL address
ex. (www.bikedesign.com)
 http://sheldonbrown.com/bicycle-links.html

IronHorse Bikes Giant Bicycles

Balfa Turner Bicycles

Orange Bikes GT Bicycles

Santacruz Bikes Intense Cycles

Cannondale Norco Bikes

Scott Yeti

Cove Bikes Commencal

Specialized Bicycles Kona

Canfield Brothers Mongoose

Foes Racing Bikes bcd racing Bikes

Google: “Downhill mountain bike frames”

(Example Frame Slide)

Company name
Model name
Website URL
 FRAME GEOMETRY
Drawing and Chart

Also save a copy of

this drawing in your
directory to be used
when designing your
frame.
Don’t include this in your Powerpoint presentation. This will be printed directly from Solidworks

SECTION VIEWS
2 DIAMETERS (EACH)

FRONT VIEW
3 LENGTHS
3 DIAMETERS
3 ANGLES
2 SECTIONS
Don’t include this in your Powerpoint presentation. This will be printed directly from Solidworks

FRONT/TOP VIEWS
4 DIMENSIONS EACH
COMBINATION OF:
LENGTHS, RADIUS/DIAMETERS, & ANGLES

DETAIL VIEW
3 DIMENSIONS
Don’t include this in your Powerpoint presentation. This will be printed directly from Solidworks

ORTHOGRAPHIC VIEWS
4 DIMENSIONS EACH
COMBINATION OF:
LENGTHS,
RADIUS/DIAMETERS,
& ANGLES
Don’t include this in your Powerpoint presentation. This will be printed directly from Solidworks

ORTHOGRAPHIC
AND SECTION VIEWS
4 DIMENSIONS EACH
COMBINATION OF:
LENGTHS,
RADIUS/DIAMETERS,
& ANGLES
Don’t include this in your Powerpoint presentation. This will be printed directly from Solidworks

HIDDEN VIEWS
4 DIMENSIONS EACH
COMBINATION OF:
LENGTHS,
RADIUS/DIAMETERS,
& ANGLES
FINAL BIKE ASSEMBLY
 FINAL BIKE
VIEW 1

Directions:
Open your presentation that contains your 5 bikes and frame geometry
Show two views of your assembled bike
Two different angles on two slides
Include title on the top as shown
FINAL BIKE
VIEW 2
 FINAL BIKE
DETAIL VIEW 1

Directions: Two or more slides showing close-up details of your bike

(preferably your extra bike parts)
Include title on the top
FINAL BIKE
DETAIL VIEW 2