The objective of this project is to design and build a prototype mountain bike that uses a novel linkage design in order to improve ride characteristics on steep technical terrain while maintaining an efficient pedaling platform for ascents. Historically, downhill performance and uphill efficiency have been mutually exclusive features on mountain bikes. Currently, bikes that strive to maximize uphill and downhill performance will usually end up lacking in both. By designing a bicycle frame that incorporates modern geometry with a complex suspension linkage, I hope to create a mountain bike that excels at both efficient uphill travel and aggressive descents.

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Creator

• Benziger, Macrae D.

Subject

• Innovation
• Project-Based Learning
• Industry

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-050621-152856
• 23171

Advisor

• Bergstrom, Torbjorn Stansen

Year

• 2021

Date created

• 2021-05-06

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Mechanical Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2021-08-28