Damon Rinard pages edited, updated, reformatted

Damon Rinard, who now works for Cannondale, had to turn his Web pages about bicycling over to Sheldon Brown back in 2001 when hired by an earlier employer. Rinard’s pages contain a wealth of information on bicycle design, and the renowned Spocalc bicycle spoke length calculator. Rinard even describes how to build a carbon fiber bicycle frame at home, and it’s easier than working with steel. His pages on improving aerodynamics are a real eye-opener. We have improved the translations of several articles originally written in German, checked links and reformatted the pages to make them easier to read in a modern browser.

The carbon-fiber bicycle which Damon Rinard built in his garage
The carbon-fiber bicycle which Damon Rinard built in his garage

Bicycle frame fatigue-resistance testing

Testing machine at EFBe laboratory
Testing machine at EFBe laboratory

The groundbreaking article about fatigue-resistance testing of bicycle frames — the results surprised even the people doing the test — now in a much-improved new translation from the original German.

Framebuilder information from Damon Rinard

Screen shot from tube mitering software
Screen shot from tube mitering software

Another Rinard article updated: his page of links to information, sources of materials and software for amateur frame builders.

Damon’s do-it-yourself carbon-fiber bicycle frame

Damon Rinard built a carbon-fiber bicycle frame in his garage! And we have just updated his pages describing how he did it, including sources for materials and tools. He points out that it’s actually much easier to build a carbon fiber frame than a steel frame.

Damon Rinard's do-it-yourself carbon-fiber bicycle frame
Damon Rinard’s do-it-yourself carbon-fiber bicycle frame
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