Trailbike Frame

Smooth and efficient.

Full suspension MTB frame design - individual project, dreiformstudio GmbH

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PROCESS

geometry creation

The first step is the construction of basic framepoints within grasshopper. The target bicycle is a 29" mid travel full suspension trail bike.

geometry evaluation

Due to a direct export to Excel, geometry data like Anti-squat, Anti-rise, Leverage-ratio and Chain-growth is directly visible.

blender import

A baseline geometry with reasonable values was exported as side pictures to Blender. To ensure a working concept, the framepoints are displayed in zero, 30 and 100 percent of suspension travel.

concept modeling

Polygon modeling is a fast and powerfull way to explore shape and proportion in an early design state. The bike I designed is a modern carbon trailbike.

geometry changes

After importing a low-res polygon model into grasshopper and assigning it to the geometry points you can change the geometry and the polygon model will follow.

mock-up

3D model of the frame concept including mockup parts.