Mountain Bike Wheel Endurance Testing and Modeling

Mountain bike wheels may be evaluated for durability and mode of failure, using bump drum test machines that subject wheels to simulated rider loads and uneven terrain. These machines may operate at high speeds in order to accelerate failures, particularly during the design and prototype phase of wheel development. This paper describes a mathematical model of the dynamics of a wheel test drum assembly, and the validation of the model using data recorded during a wheel test. This model will subsequently be applied to better understand the key test operating parameters that must be controlled, in order to produce repeatable durability data during accelerated testing.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2012.04.112
• Record URL:
  http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877705812017250
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/18777058
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission from Elsevier
• Authors:
  • Redfield, Robin C
  • Sutela, Cory
• Publication Date: 2012

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Figures; Illustrations; Photos; References;
• Pagination: pp 658-663
• Serial:
  • Procedia Engineering
  • Volume: 34
  • Issue Number: 0
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 1877-7058
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/18777058
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bicycles; Durability tests; Failure analysis; Mathematical models; Performance tests; Wheels
• Uncontrolled Terms: Wheel testing
• Subject Areas: Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01449681
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 22 2012 9:01AM