Technology - Velopedia

DW6 Suspension

Summary DW6 is a six-bar rear-suspension architecture developed by Dave Weagle. Introduced on the Robot Bike Co. R160 in 2016, […]

Summary Compression damping controls the hydraulic resistance generated as a bicycle’s suspension compresses. It affects how quickly the fork or

Summary Rebound damping controls how quickly a bicycle’s suspension extends after being compressed. It regulates the release of energy stored

Summary The heat-affected zone (HAZ) is the region of base metal next to a welded or otherwise thermally joined area

Summary Fillet brazing is a bicycle framebuilding technique in which mitered metal tubes are joined directly with brazing filler built

Summary TIG welding is a fusion-welding process that creates an electric arc between a non-consumable tungsten electrode and the workpiece.

Summary Brazing is a metal-joining process in which a filler metal is melted and used to join components without melting

Summary Tube-to-tube construction is a framebuilding method in which separately manufactured tubes are cut, aligned, and structurally joined to form

Summary A monocoque frame is a bicycle frame whose thin-walled outer structure carries the primary structural loads rather than relying

Summary Void content is the proportion of microscopic empty spaces within a composite laminate, usually expressed as a percentage by

Summary Wheel dish describes the lateral position of a bicycle rim relative to the hub’s installation centerline. A correctly dished

Summary Firmware is software stored within an electronic component that controls how its hardware starts, communicates, and operates. In modern