EngMark
Automotive
- Jan 4, 2008
- 46
I am working with a client that has asked me to design a bicycle component. It looks as if there will be additional bicycle component work coming from them. I am the sole engineer on this, and I have no professional bicycle specific expertise. I'm struggling with determining the appropriate loads / overloads / cycles to design to. I did some searching online and came up with a list of standards that can be boiled down to the list in the Wikipedia article, and more specifically to these few standards / specifications:
EN 14764 City and trekking bicycles - Safety requirements and test methods
EN 14765 Bicycles for young children - Safety requirements and test methods
EN 14766 Mountain-bicycles - Safety requirements and test methods
EN 14781 Racing bicycles - Safety requirements and test methods
EN 14872 Bicycles - Accessories for bicycles - Luggage carriers
EN 15496 Cycles - Requirements and test methods for cycle locks
Each of these specs costs hundreds of dollars, and I can't find any preview as to what I'd be getting. Are these useful for my situation? Are there better sources of information?
Thanks,
Mark
EN 14764 City and trekking bicycles - Safety requirements and test methods
EN 14765 Bicycles for young children - Safety requirements and test methods
EN 14766 Mountain-bicycles - Safety requirements and test methods
EN 14781 Racing bicycles - Safety requirements and test methods
EN 14872 Bicycles - Accessories for bicycles - Luggage carriers
EN 15496 Cycles - Requirements and test methods for cycle locks
Each of these specs costs hundreds of dollars, and I can't find any preview as to what I'd be getting. Are these useful for my situation? Are there better sources of information?
Thanks,
Mark