Manufacture a steel single speed bicycle frame, install parts, and ride it. Students will meet with D-Lab instructors for a required meeting in December to choose geometry. MIG welding training is a prerequisite and will not be taught as part of this course. One complete set of components needed to make the bike rideable will be provided.

For credit, 2 units.  Five students only, undergrad or grad.

Interested students will need to be available for December meeting with instructor. Contact Jack Whipple (whipple@) directly to confirm prereq and confirm December meeting date.  Twenty additional hours to be scheduled with Instructor in shared lab space.

Subject Level
UG
Subject Topic
D-Lab
Engineering & design
Subject Number
EC.S02
Subject Link
http://student.mit.edu/catalog/search.cgi?search=ec.S02&style=verbatim
Faculty
Whipple, K.J.