10 episodes

The Design Behind the Bike Series explores the effect of science and technology on cycling and explores how the development in technology has changed bike design and build over the last 100 years. The series of five films explores the development of technology, components, materials and innovation used to build and design new bicycles for the current market. The series includes the history of the bicycle, Materials explores the products available to build bicycles, Frame Design looks at the developments in design techniques, the Wheels film explores the different components and their structure and Aesthetics looks at what influences the designer and the consumer.

The films form part of the Open University Course T317 and T174

Design Behind the Bike - for iPod/iPhone The Open University

    • Education

The Design Behind the Bike Series explores the effect of science and technology on cycling and explores how the development in technology has changed bike design and build over the last 100 years. The series of five films explores the development of technology, components, materials and innovation used to build and design new bicycles for the current market. The series includes the history of the bicycle, Materials explores the products available to build bicycles, Frame Design looks at the developments in design techniques, the Wheels film explores the different components and their structure and Aesthetics looks at what influences the designer and the consumer.

The films form part of the Open University Course T317 and T174

    • video
    History

    History

    History of the Bike and the Tour de France

    • 7 min
    Transcript -- History

    Transcript -- History

    History of the Bike and the Tour de France

    • video
    Aesthetics

    Aesthetics

    The significance of aesthetics

    • 7 min
    Transcript -- Aesthetics

    Transcript -- Aesthetics

    The significance of aesthetics

    • video
    Wheels

    Wheels

    The history, design and evolution of the wheel

    • 10 min
    Transcript -- Wheels

    Transcript -- Wheels

    The history, design and evolution of the wheel

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