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Carbon-Al Bike

Stage 3 · Frame assembly

A staged bicycle-frame development project moving from polycarbonate prototypes to aluminum tubes, PPA-CF joints, and full-frame assembly.

Image space reserved Stage comparison
Reserved for one view comparing the polycarbonate, aluminum/PPA-CF, and assembly stages.

What the work demonstrates.

Carbon-Al Bike is the central project in this portfolio because it brings structural design, material choices, additive manufacturing, and bicycle-system integration into one physical build.

The work is unfinished but already has concrete outcomes. Each stage records a change in material or construction strategy, rather than presenting the current frame as a single isolated result.

Engineering question

Translate individual structural components into a frame whose geometry, joints, manufacturing decisions, and bicycle systems work together.

Stages, iterations, and evidence.

  1. 01

    Stage 1

    Polycarbonate prototype

    The first stage established an early physical reference for the frame concept. Photographs, geometry decisions, and lessons from this version are reserved for the full project record.

  2. 02

    Stage 2

    Aluminum + PPA-CF

    The second stage combined aluminum members with PPA-CF printed joints. This stage includes the topology-optimized seat-joint work and the developing bottom-bracket design.

  3. 03

    Stage 3 · Current

    Frame assembly

    The present stage brings the components into a complete frame and shifts the design problem toward geometry, interfaces, fit, and compatibility with the rest of the bicycle.

What the next evidence needs to answer.

  1. 01How should the joint geometry carry load while remaining manufacturable?
  2. 02How do frame geometry and component interfaces affect the complete bicycle?
  3. 03Which decisions need physical validation before the frame can progress?