Literature Review for Design of Elliptical Bicycle

Abstract

Customization design is a trend for developing a

bicycle in recent years. Thus, the comfort of riding a bicycle is an

important factor that should be paid much attention to while

developing a bicycle. From the viewpoint of ergonomics, the

concept of “fitting object to the human body” is designed into the

bicycle frame in this study. Firstly the important feature points

like riding posture, frame design, wheel size, materials required,

method of manufacture and types of failures are discussed.

Further this study proposes a detailed methodology which is

helpful for the designer to develop an elliptical bicycle in an

efficient and economical manner.