Jack Whipple, Workshop Manager
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Limited to 8 participants
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
An introduction to bicycle hacking with an emphasis on dynamics and handling. Participants will design and build bikes in teams using bicycles & steel as materials. MIG welding, basic metal fabrication and bicycle mechanics will be covered. Constructed bikes and their characteristics will be used to inform design of cargo bikes and other pedal powered vehicles. Participants will need to provide a working bike as material for their project, shop supplies and consumables will be provided. Assistance in obtaining a working bike for materials may be available. Participants should budget an additional 8 hours of shop time in addition to the meetings listed.
Sponsor(s): Edgerton Center, D-Lab
Contact: Jack Whipple, N51-337, whipple@mit.edu
Jan/11 | Fri | 03:00PM-05:00PM | N51 3rd Fl Workshop | |
Jan/18 | Fri | 03:00PM-05:00PM | N51 3rd Fl Workshop | |
Jan/25 | Fri | 03:00PM-05:00PM | N51 3rd Fl Workshop | |
Feb/01 | Fri | 03:00PM-05:00PM | N51 3rd Fl Workshop |
Jack Whipple - Workshop Manager