Road race cycling frame of the future

In the competitive road race-cycling sport, having a frame that is lighter and aerodynamic, grants a competitive advantage. If we look at the market, the lighter and expensive bicycles are made from carbon where the cheaper models are made out of metal-alloys. This makes the consumer biased towards metal-alloy frames, mostly about the weight. To...

Design of a titanium folding bike for the urban commuting market

Van Nicholas -The titanium bicycle company- wants to extend her portfolio with a full titanium folding bike that is focussed on the urban commuting market. The mechanical properties of titanium are excellent for the application of a folding bike frame; strong and light. The new folding bike should differentiate itself from the competition by...

Design of a full-suspension titanium bicycle for Van Nicholas Bicycles

Founded in 2006 by the head of design Jan-Willem Sintnicolaas, Van Nicholas started as a family company. Nowadays, the team is extended by several employees. The founder, Jan-Willem Sintnicolaas, was the main European importer of Airborne Bicycles (USA), until the bankruptcy of Airborne in 2006. Owing to this Van Nicholas Bicycles has mastered...