An off-road bicycle with adjustable suspension kinematics

Journal of Mechanical Design, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 370-375

  Needle, S A ^a   Hull, M L ^a  

^a University of California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DAMPING; ENERGY DISSIPATION; KINEMATICS; MACHINE DESIGN; VEHICLE SPRINGS; VEHICLE SUSPENSIONS;

ADJUSTABLE SUSPENSIONS;

BICYCLES;

EID: 0031236705     PISSN: 10500472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2826357     Document Type: Article

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