Materials in Bicycles

This conference, celebrating the historic start of the Tour de France in London, on 7 July, 2007, will spend a day looking into materials issues relating to bicycles. It will include a detailed look at frame materials, compact cycles, the 2007 Tour de France bikes, mountain bike designs, cycle helmets and the bike from a cyclist’s perspective. The day will feature presentations from bicycle celebrities Dr Alex Moulton, Mike Burrows and Olympic cyclist Chris Boardman.

The programme will include:

• Welcome and Introduction by chairman Carlton Reid, Editor of Bike Biz
• Bikes from the Rider’s Perspective, Chris Boardman, Former World Champion, British Olympic and Tour de France star
• Composites in Bicycles, Graham Barnes, Engenuity Ltd
• Q&A session with Chris Boardman and Graham Barnes. People are invited to submit questions to the following speakers prior to the event
• The Moulton Bicycle, Dr Alex Moulton, Alex Moulton Bicycles
• The Magnesium City Bike, Richard Thorpe, KKL
• Advanced Metallic Frame Materials, Dr Martin Strangwood, University of Birmingham
• Materials in Mountain Biking – Choices and Applications, Cy Turner, Cotic Ltd
• Bikes: Past, Present and Future, Mike Burrows, Burrows Engineering
• Cycle Helmet Technology, Dr Nigel Mills, University of Birmingham
• 2007 Tour Bikes, Richard Hallett, Pro Cycling.

To register for the event please visit the website www.iom3.org/events/bicycles.

The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining