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We have got one more bicycle related challenge for you. Flying Machine- Bicycle Design Studio from Australia needs your help to improve the finishing details to hold the handle bar tape in place. The current solution looks good but has room for improvement in functionality. So please help us with the ideas and try to come up with something new.
The solution requires a system for securing handlebar tape at both ends that is both aesthetically pleasing, very robust and able to be easily manufactured. Production would most likely be through CNC process. Visually the end of the bar end cap must have the ability for laser etched logos to be applied.
Refer to current drawings for the designs of the two existing parts.
The real challenge is the end plug/cap which currently has 2 issues. The existing solution is a standard bar tape end plug with a CNC cap glued to it. The whole plug can be knocked and come loose or be lost, and the outer cap can also be knocked off the inner plug and similarly become loose and get lost. Any type of glue fixing between the two parts will not work long term. Our initial thought for the new solution was some kind of expander inner plug to lock the tape into the bar with a cap that threads on over the top. Entries can either work on a refinement of this theme or a completely differant approach.
The finishing ring at the other end of the bar tape has less technocal issues but needs to be aesthetically matching the end plug and needs to both securely fix the end of the bar tape in place and its self to the bar.
The End Plug holds the bar tape in place and should be able to be both locked and unlocked
The End Plug has an outer cap concealing the internal plug and locking system which must be removeable but not come off under use
The End Plug has the ability for laser etched logos on the outer cap face
Finishing ring to fix end of bar tape in place and its self to the bar
Both parts are to be seen as parts of a singular solution and be aesthetically matched
Material aluminium
We need versions for 2 different handlebar diameters 22.2mm and 23.8mm
Please see cad files attached
Winning design will be chosen based on the design and functionality
The competition is open to everyone
Team entries are welcome
You can submit several designs
Only models uploaded to GrabCAD library will participate in the competition
Tag your model with “flyingdesign” to make it easier to find
The Challenge starts 27th January 2012 and ends February 17th 2012 23:59 Last Time Zone.
Privately uploaded models will be made public after the competition deadline
Models can be done in any CAD software as long as a STEP or IGES files are also uploaded
Competition winner will be announced in GrabCAD’s blog
Only models uploaded through this challenge page will participate in the competition
Choice of any of our 4 Base Urban models: http://www.baseurban.com/
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The winner will be selected by a joint jury of Tern Bicycles and GrabCAD and announced on the GrabCAD blog.
At Flying Machine we design distinctive, superior quality bicycles for individual customers and businesses worldwide;
provide clients with bicycle design and production services beyond the sphere of traditional bicycle manufacturers; coordinate the manufacture and delivery of bicycles to the customer’s doorstep.
Flying Machine encompasses three unique components:
1) Sexy Bicycles
2) Base Urban
3) Special Projects
Bicycles are designed in-house at our studio in Mount Lawley, Perth, Australia. Production is outsourced to a variety of high quality manufacturing partners.
By outsourcing all of our production requirements, we allow ourselves the flexibility of a boutique design studio while enabling the capacity to meet client requirements from limited edition ranges to high volume supply.
Our design team has backgrounds in architecture, interiors, fashion, fine art and visual communication, textiles, graphic, product and industrial design including bicycle design.
Flying Machine brings passion, creativity, attention to detail and the drive to exceed expectations to every angle of our business.
Through our own brands and in partnership with our clients, our vision is to make the world a better place by promoting and providing bicycles which are beautiful in both form and function.
Flying Machine bicycles have been sold globally including the USA, UK, Canada, Spain, Germany, France, Finland, Switzerland, Singapore, Taiwan and Australia.
More info: http://flyingmachine.com.au/
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47 comments
Maarten_Dominicus about 12 years ago
Another chance, good luck to all of you
:D
naveen thontepu about 12 years ago
nice challenge
i have a doubt about the "Fixings"
once they are fixed then should they come out when required or should they never come out.
Fateh MERRAD about 12 years ago
Nice challange :)
Branko Stokuca about 12 years ago
I would like to know the inner diameter dimension of the handlebars. Also could there be a mistake in the dimensions in the CAD drawings regarding the END PLUG. For the 22,2 mm handlebars the size of the END PLUG is 26.5 mm, and for the 23,8 the dimension is 24,1mm. Is this a mistake?
Hevi about 12 years ago
Is there any restriction to number of parts?
And - do we need to make both dimension versions?
Hevi about 12 years ago
3rd question - do we have some dimension restrictions? (length, max. diameter etc)
Daniel Flores about 12 years ago
do we have a dimension of the OD of the handle bar with the tape wrapped on it? or just the thickness of the wrap?
Hevi about 12 years ago
@Flying Machine - I was checking your website and I need to say that you have very nice bicycles :)
Flaviano Crespi about 12 years ago
Notice to navigators! :-)))
Attention, the solutions that use a screw cap, that is obviously have right hand thread, should fix a tape of leather wrapped with spiral left, otherwise the end is loosened!
Tobias Mattsson about 12 years ago
@flaviano: Maybe that could be fixated with some kind of cylinder to fix it in position until the screw cap is in place.
Flaviano Crespi about 12 years ago
@Tobias, my advice is referred to those devices with right hand thread that directly twist the leather ribbon, in this case the ribbon must be left spiral.
Another thing: your logo set are useful, thanks, but i think that logos must be engraved, not embossed, because the laser tool removes material leaving painted surface, not adds!
Hevi about 12 years ago
@Flaviano: for me http://gcp.grabcad.com/competition_pics/pics/134/medium.jpg?1327664099 and http://gcp.grabcad.com/competition_pics/pics/135/medium.jpg?1327664109 is embosed... it depends on FlyingMachines what type of engraving they will do.
Tobias made a great work with logos and other parts...
Hevi about 12 years ago
...and another thing... if parts will be made with CNC machines, or even manual, it's not problem to make left or right handed thread...
Hevi about 12 years ago
And I just checked the are of logo - inner area is 1/2 of outside area; and you are right about laser technology ;] ...but you can always choose which are you will remove... it's no problem ;)
Flaviano Crespi about 12 years ago
@ Hevi_1 Sorry, my mistake, I had not seen the pics attached. indeed are embossed.
I think Flying Machine get the logo in relief with the laser, then paint the whole thing and polish the mirror surfaces.
In so doing, however, the paint gets dirty because of the dust of polishing. Maybe that's why in the attached drawings dwg describe the logo constructed with aluminum probably sticking with screen printed ... can be
Flaviano Crespi about 12 years ago
@ Hevi_2 Certainly yes, but it is easier Manually wind the tape with spiral left given that most of the threads is right
Flaviano Crespi about 12 years ago
@ Hevi_3 If the logo was done with a self adhesive would not serve the laser and could be also reflector!
Tobias Mattsson about 12 years ago
@Flaviano: you are right about the logo, if you manufacture the logo its easier to engrave the logo and not the surrounding. But that way its not as nice to look at.
ats viira about 12 years ago
If I enter the competition in 5 days, will I be considered less in competition? (:
Tobias Mattsson about 12 years ago
@Ats viira: I wouldnt think so. They take all models into consideration after the Deadline has gone out.
BAAMARA Djamel Eddine about 12 years ago
good project! It sounds simple?!
Troy about 12 years ago
Question on the deadline. The Rules mention the competition ends February 17th 2012 23:59 Last Time Zone, but the deadline in the upper right mentions 4days left. Being in the UTC-08 I am not a day away from the last time zone. So what is screwed up, the countdown clock or the deadline in the rules?
Laszlo Jakab about 12 years ago
The time is coming. Good luck to eveyone. All respect who has invested energy into his/her project. Nice works.
Johannes Alderse Baas about 12 years ago
Indeed!
I´ve seen some really good looking designs! Good competition!
I had fun creating my entry!
Good luck!
Kaspar Kiis about 12 years ago
Thank you all for participating in the challenge! Can everyone make sure they have all their entries listed on the challenge page? We are about to start picking the winners.
Troy about 12 years ago
The challenge just went to 9hours left til deadline and the entry count went up. is this challenge still ongoing?
Kaspar Kiis about 12 years ago
The challenge is not going on. We were fixing some of the missing entries with wrong tags.
Hevi about 12 years ago
I see my entries on the list but when I click on them I get "Sorry, but something went wrong" ;) ...so I'm not sure :/
gurfa about 12 years ago
I screwed up something because for some reason I can not see my work.
bicycle-handlebar-v2
ats viira about 12 years ago
Well i cant see my model here... Flying Machine eez plug
Rory about 12 years ago
Anyone know which design won?
Tomek F. about 12 years ago
Rory, be patient
gone only three days hehehehe,
and seriously, for three days and over 90 models would be difficult to
ats viira about 12 years ago
Well my model is lost in cyberspace lol.... can someone reenter it in competition from my files
basilis about 12 years ago
where can we see the first place?
Troy about 12 years ago
Still no winner?
Kaspar Kiis about 12 years ago
We have announced the results. Congratulations to all the winners. We were extremely happy with the amount and quality of the results. Thank you to all the participants!
Doug Davey about 12 years ago
Great work ......everone did do great work ... My still had less parts than the winner ... taking nothing away from the winner .... maybe they did not understand my design..... oh well next
Troy about 12 years ago
Congrats to all the winners. One thought on the 1st place design though. How do you tighten it up with out the handle bar tape getting loose? Anyway great job all.
Hevi about 12 years ago
I understand that when the challenge was open noone was trying to show disadventage of each design. But when the time was over you should write some coment under of each design to show that this design is poor or something like that. Now when the 1st place is choosed it's a little bit to late for doing such thing ;) I hope everyone understand what I was trying to say :)
Hevi about 12 years ago
From my side - I don't understand why they choose some of designs that are very similar to their actual solution... I don't get it :/ ...what's the innovation?
I'm gonna sell my design to competition ;)
Branko Stokuca about 12 years ago
@Hevi: Your designs were amazing. I thought that you were going to win this.
Better luck next time.
Tobias Mattsson about 12 years ago
Understand your feelings there Hevi, i was reading the judgements, and got the feeling they wanted something as easy as possible, my model might have been to complex, but they didnt ever say that they wanted a easy model.
Hevi about 12 years ago
I see that we all think the same.
Tell me what you think ppl about prizes?
Troy about 12 years ago
I was thinking by their choices, maybe they were just looking for validation on a idea they already had.
Hevi about 12 years ago
Validation?
Troy about 12 years ago
They had ideas of where they wanted to go with their design and just needed to see what others came up with. To see if what they were going for is what others also went for as far as design. Its just a thought.
Mark LeBeau about 12 years ago
Thanks for all the nice comments. This has been a great introduction to this community.
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