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Archive for month: May, 2012

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Some Spring News

this entry has 2 Comments/ in History, Interesting Projects / by Ric Hjertberg
May 21, 2012

We just added the German edition of Jobst classic Bicycle Wheel book. How about that? It sort of dropped off the map, but needlessly. Jobst was always proud of his heritage and took annual trips to ride the great mountains of the German speaking regions: Switzerland, Austria, Germany. This edition lacks mention of Wheelsmith in its acknowledgments. But who cares?

The Bicycle Wheel in German

Gutes Buch.

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Elasticity

this entry has 4 Comments/ in History, How It Works, Reflections, Wheelbuilding Tips / by Ric Hjertberg
May 13, 2012

Few mechanisms are built at the edge of feasibility. It’s expensive to make stuff and we require some measure of reliability. Hence, over-design. However, cycling and aviation seem to push those limits like no one else. For very different reasons, each fights an uphill battle to succeed. Human safety is a big consideration for both. For more on the cycling-aviation relationship, check here.

Bike Biplane

A flying sensation is common to both.

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