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‘that bike rocks dude’

The Big Ol’ Fat Tire Sand Bike Design. No 3D CAD Required. {Video}

17 Aug, 2009 by Josh Mings in DESIGN
3D Human CAD Models

You’re looking for the perfect beach cruiser, but nothing, I mean nothing, has tires fat enough to match the coolness you want to bring to dune dude. Your search is over.

The Fat Tire Sand Bike designed by Mike Scarani could be the sand-spittin’ scrawler you’ve been looking for. He designed it using no 3D CAD of any sort, but his knowledge based in mountain biking, architecture and a few CAD applications, gave him just enough passion to push the limits of drive train dominance. Here’s the breakdown.

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La Révolution. Lapierre Cycles Goes Off-Road with SolidWorks

21 Oct, 2008 by Josh Mings in DESIGN

solidworks used for lapierre cycle designs“You likka ta ride the bicycles?” There’s nothing quite like zipping down the shoulder of the road or through a rocky crevasse with two-wheels and a handlebar between you and a very ugly and extremely stingy road rash. You are so hardcore, but look here.

Lapierre Cycles will make you look like you’re a pro, even if you are on the ground, more than on the actual bike, a bike that has its frame and peripherals designed in SolidWorks and analysis done with SolidWorks Simulation.

Asphalt, Dirt, Technology
The Lapierre team has been designing bikes since 1946 and moved from drawing board to 3D CAD with SolidWorks in 2004. With a lot of focus on R&D, they’ve developed the new OST (Optimized Suspension Technology) technology that takes the bumps and KILLS on the trails.

the patented OST® technology is based on a virtual pivot point system that fights pedal bob. OST® has:

  • The existence of an equilibrium point when the rider is on the bike
  • A counteraction proportional to any force produced by pedal bob, thus eliminating it”

Video and photos after the break.

lapierre offroad bike in solidworks
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