Statics Bike

Description:

  • A wooden bike designed as part of my Statics class
  • The bike is inspired by I-beams

Objectives: 

  • Improve skills with Fusion and SolidWorks
  • Learn how to use a CNC router

Collaborators:

Constraints:

  • Bike must be created with one 4×4 sheet of 1/2″ plywood
  • Can only use stock 1/4″ hardware
  • Must be cut out on a CNC router
  • Uses a prefabricated steer column

Manufacturing:

  • The frame was cut on the CNC and assembled with stock hardware.
  • Clever use of dog-bone CNC joints allowed us to assemble the frame with minimal hardware

Design:

  • The frame was designed with Fusion’s robust configuration manager
  • The final design was made in SolidWorks
  • The frame is designed to looks like a series of I-beams

Finished Project:

  • After assembling the bike was race as part of the annual UD statics bike race
  • While the bike did not win the race, it did win best design
  • It now sits on display in Spencer Lab at UD