Re: [CR] Was; overlapping wheels,,,Now; University degree in frame (mis)design.

(Example: Framebuilders:Rene Herse)

Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 23:03:19 -0800
From: "Dan Kehew" <dan.kehew@gmail.com>
To: Doug Fattic <fatticbicycles@qtm.net>
Subject: Re: [CR] Was; overlapping wheels,,,Now; University degree in frame (mis)design.
In-Reply-To: <BFEAB248.17BD%fatticbicycles@qtm.net>
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> I have also heard of a fellow in California that taught some kind of fram e
> design (I don't know if it was framebuilding) classes at his university i n
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> California (Bay area maybe?). And it seems like Gary Klein's original
> frames came out of class work in his MIT days.
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> Doug Fattic
> Niles, Michigan

Dunno if it was the only school, but one of the Mechanical Engineering prof s at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo did this. Bill Patterson? Heck, I should remember, for reasons that I fear have more to do with a human-powered helicopter than bicycles, but the same prof used frame design as a regular classroom project. Cal Poly's HPV tradition is pretty strong -- believe the main library has or is building a significant archive of HPV-related material.

On topic content: While I was at Cal Poly in the late '80s, the Cal Poly Wheelmen were riding FUSO bikes built for them by their sponsor, Dave Moulton. Anyone know of another college-level team with such a cool sponsorship?

Dan (POLS '89) Kehew
Davis (Law '03) CA