bicycle_disciple
12-31-1969, 08:00 PM
I refer you to this article by a blogger, http://dj-perl.livejournal.com/93852.html?mode=reply,
titled
The Unwelded Frame: Integral Manufacturing
who's probably making sense in some ways by saying the number of parts
on a bicycle needs to go down. There's nothing wrong with that. Any
good design for manufacturing and ease of assembly these days feature
less number of moving parts, so why not extend this idea to the
bicycle?
But then is it possible to do away completely with nuts and bolts? How
do we come up with other forms of fastening? One piece everything?
He also proposes using injection molding to produce a complete one
piece frame rather than welding separate metal tubes which is "energy
inefficient" according to him.
He obviously is making a lot of statements but doesn't specify how it
is to be done. He probably also doesn't know much about carbon frames,
and the flexible manufacturing processes used today in companies like
Cannondale at Bedford.
I like his thinking though, but does he sounds like the voice of many
other people thinking on the same lines?
bd
http://cozybeehive.blogspot.com
titled
The Unwelded Frame: Integral Manufacturing
who's probably making sense in some ways by saying the number of parts
on a bicycle needs to go down. There's nothing wrong with that. Any
good design for manufacturing and ease of assembly these days feature
less number of moving parts, so why not extend this idea to the
bicycle?
But then is it possible to do away completely with nuts and bolts? How
do we come up with other forms of fastening? One piece everything?
He also proposes using injection molding to produce a complete one
piece frame rather than welding separate metal tubes which is "energy
inefficient" according to him.
He obviously is making a lot of statements but doesn't specify how it
is to be done. He probably also doesn't know much about carbon frames,
and the flexible manufacturing processes used today in companies like
Cannondale at Bedford.
I like his thinking though, but does he sounds like the voice of many
other people thinking on the same lines?
bd
http://cozybeehive.blogspot.com