Abstract
The practice of road cycling is often associated with low levels of comfort for the cyclist and can be a physically painful experience on bad roads. Apart from cushioning in the saddle, applying handlebar tape, or reducing tyre pressure, a road bicycle offers in itself few options for comfort improvement, as it is primarily designed for performance, with emphasis on low mass and high stiffness. However, a range of components exist (e.g., suspension stems and seatposts) that can be fitted to a road bicycle, which can potentially improve comfort. In this context, the aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of suspension stems in reducing the vibration transmitted to a cyclist’s hands in the case of impact loading. The results showed an important reduction in the vibrational energy transmitted to a cyclist’s hands with two commercially available suspension stems compared to a regular stem.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 20 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Proceedings |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - 15 Jun 2020 |
| Event | Conference of the International Sports Engineering Association - Toyko, Japan Duration: 22 Jun 2020 → 26 Jun 2020 Conference number: 13 https://www.mdpi.com/2504-3900/49/1 |
Bibliographical note
© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).Keywords
- road bicycle
- dynamic comfort
- vibration
- suspension stem
- transmitted energy
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Derek Covill
- School of Arch, Tech and Eng - Principal Lecturer
- Advanced Engineering Centre
- Centre for Regenerative Medicine and Devices
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