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Background

A little about me so that you might know where I'm coming from.

=Locations=

:Raised in Cheshire, Connecticut

:Lived in Troy, New York; Boca Raton, Florida; Kiev, Ukraine; Ithaca, New York

:Currently reside in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

=Links=

  • [http://people.uwm.edu/adressel/ me at UWM]
  • [http://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewdressel me on LinkedIn]
  • [http://www.flickr.com/photos/andrewdressel/sets/ me on Flickr]
  • [https://twitter.com/AndrewEDressel me on Twitter]
  • [http://badbicyclescience.wordpress.com Bad Bicycle Science on WordPress]
  • [http://goodbicyclescience.wordpress.com Good Bicycle Science on WordPress]

=Education=

:Cheshire High School 1980

:BS in Computer Science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 1985

:MEng in Mechanics from Cornell University 2003

:MS in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics from Cornell University 2006

:PhD in Civil Engineering and Mechanics from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 2013

=Work Experience=

:Founder, software developer and product manager at MapInfo Corporation

:General Manager of the Kiev Business Incubator at Kiev Polytechnic Institute in Kiev, Ukraine

:Teaching Assistant of Statics, Dynamics, and Strength of materials at Cornell University

:Substitute teacher of math and science in Connecticut public high schools

:Hot air balloon pilot and chase crew at [http://www.CastleViewBalloons.com Castle View Balloons]

:Bicycle mechanic at [http://www.wheelandsprocket.com Wheel & Sprocket] and [http://www.crankdaddys.com/ Crank Daddy's]

:Lecturer in Statics, Dynamics, Strength of materials, and Finite element analysis at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

:Adjunct Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Milwaukee School of Engineering

:Director of the [http://people.uwm.edu/bike-motorcycle-lab/ Bicycle and Motorcycle Engineering Research Laboratory] at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

=Bikes=

:Trek Soho with 8-speed hub and belt drive

:Felt B2 Pro time trial bicycle with 10-speed Dura-Ace from 2010

:Gary Fisher Supercaliber full suspension mountain bike from 2006

:Litespeed Ultimate racing bicycle with 8-speed Dura-Ace from 1994

:Burley Rumba Tandem from 1999

:Burley Canto Recumbent from 2002

:Cannondale Criterium with 12-speed 105 from 1988

:Trek 620 with 18-speed Suntour from 1984

:Bianchi steel mountain bike converted to winter commuter with slicks, lights, and fenders (retired and scrapped)

:Orbea Ordu time trial bicycle from 2007 (wrecked and scrapped)

:Single speed built up from old Raleigh steel road frame and Specialized Langster running gear (gifted)

:Bike Friday DoubleDay recumbent tandem (sold)

:Trek 710 with 12-speed Suntour from 1981 (gifted)

:Torker Unicycle (cannibalized)

:Moto Guzzi California Special (sold)

:Kawasaki Vulcan (sold)

:Yamaha FZR600 (sold)

Memberships

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Contributions, an incomplete list

First edit on 14 May 2006 at 21:34

Articles I've worked on include (some may be listed in more than one section):

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=Human-powered vehicle related=

=Motorcycle related=

=Tire related=

=Unicycle related=

=Vehicle related=

=Aircraft related=

=Balloon related=

=GIS related=

=Math related=

=Mechanics related=

=Travel related=

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Pictures

Images uploaded so far 139 (132 cur, 7 old)

Image:Basket and crew.jpg|Hot air balloon pilot and passenger

Image:Chasevehicle.jpg|Hot air balloon chase vehicle

Image:BikeModel.jpg‎|Bike model

Image:Bike weaving.gif|Bike weave animation

Image:BicycleEigenvalues.svg|Graph of bike eigenvalues

Image:Bike external forces.jpg|Bike external forces

Image:Countersteer response.JPG|Graphs of bike countersteer response

Image:BikeLeanForces3.PNG|Free body diagram bike lean forces

Image:Free Body Diagram.png|Free body diagram of block on ramp

Image:S-N curves.PNG|Graph of stress vs number of cycles

Image:Bicycle saddle variation 2.JPG|Bicycle banana seat and sissy bar

Image:Aero seatpost.JPG|Aero seatpost

Image:Bowden cable.JPG|Bowden cable

Image:Detangler.JPG|Bicycle brake cable detangler

Image:Downtube shifters.JPG|Bicycle downtube shifters

Image:Dual-pivot_calliper_brakes.JPG|Bicycle dual-pivot calliper brakes

Image:Eccentric bottom bracket.jpg|Tandem bicycle eccentric bottom bracket

Image:Handlebar with fancy wrap.JPG|Bicycle handlebar with harlequin wrap

Image:Humber fork.JPG|Humber bicycle fork

File:Suspension fork.JPG|Trailing link suspension bicycle fork

File:Front rod brake.jpg|Rod brake on a Triumph

File:Westwood Rim.JPG|Westwood rim

Image:Rear dropout.JPG|Bicycle rear dropout

Image:Canto at Niagara.JPG|Loaded touring recumbent bicycle

Image:Tandem loaded for touring.JPG|Loaded touring tandem bicycle

Image:Triumph Bicycle.JPG|Triumph bicycle

File:Hero Cycles side.jpg|Hero bicycle

Image:Bicycle side car.JPG|Bicycle sidecar

Image:Bianchi head badge.JPG|Bianchi head badge

Image:Ellsworth head badge.JPG|Ellsworth head badge

Image:IRO head badge.JPG|IRO head badge

Image:Milwaukee Bicycle Co head badge.JPG|Milwaukee Bicycle Co. head badge

Image:Clip on.JPG|Motorcycle clip-on handlebar

Image:Honda Longitudinal V-twin.JPG|Honda longitudinal V-twin

Image:Torker Unicycle.JPG|Torker unicycle

Image:Unicycle Hub.JPG‎|Unicycle hub

File:Steer angle and lean angle vs speed.jpg|Steer angle and lean angle vs speed

File:Hands off steer angle.jpg|Hands off steer angle vs speed

File:Lean angle from weight.jpg|Lean angle from weight

File:Dini's Surface.PNG|Dini's surface

File:TMS bicycle.png|Two-mass-skate bicycle

File:MotorcycleEigenvalues.PNG|Stability eigenvalues for an example motorcycle

File:MotorcycleRootLocus.PNG|Root locus plot of motorcycle stability eigenvalues

File:Cannondale Headshok.jpg|Cannondale Headshok front suspension

File:Camber thrust.png|Camber thrust

File:Tire pneumatic trail.png|Contact patch showing slip angle and pneumatic trail

File:Bicycle hub gear.png|Epicyclic gears in a bicycle hub gear

File:Euler's disk.png|Computer rendering of Euler's Disk on a slightly concave base

Photo and image credits (just for fun)

  • [https://www.outsideonline.com/1778331/how-can-i-choose-products-give-back How Can I Choose Products That Give Back? By Joe Jackson, Oct 23, 2013] on Outside Online
  • [http://ijpr.org/post/encouraging-bicycle-tourism-oregon#stream/0 Encouraging Bicycle Tourism In Oregon. By Geoffrey Riley & Charlotte Duren, NOV 6, 2013] on Jefferson Public Radio
  • [http://www.itworld.com/article/2823546/it-management/149573-Who-came-up-with-your-least-favorite-tech-buzzwords.html#slide2 Who came up with your least favorite tech buzzwords? by Josh Fruhlinger, April 21, 2014] on ITworld
  • [https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/squeaky-luggage-rack-chip-muston/ The Squeaky Luggage Rack. By Chip Muston, August 2, 2016 on Life Share Technologies]
  • [http://www.africanbike.org/photo-credits The African Bicycle Contribution Foundation]
  • [http://yellowmagpie.com/humble-bicycle/ The Humble Bike: Serving Us Well Into The Future. On Yellow Magpie]
  • [http://www.fitcitizen.net/2015/12/five-useful-christmas-gifts-for-cyclists.html Five Useful Christmas Gifts for Cyclists. On Fit Citizen]
  • [http://www.500ways.com/bikefactbook.php Bike Fact Book - Unusual Information About Bicycles and Bicycling. By Jeff Napier, 2013 on 500ways]
  • [https://cyclehistory.wordpress.com/2014/10/27/the-first-home-trainers/ The First Home Trainers. By Aaron Cripps, October 27, 2014 on Cycling History]
  • [http://www.ancientvedicradio.com/kataobm-ch4.html Krishna and the Art of Bicycle Maintenance. By Rohini-suta dasa (Ronald E. Boutelle) on Ancient Vedic Radio]
  • [https://www.quora.com/What-is-rolling-friction What is rolling friction? By Adit Akarsh, Oct 12, 2015] on Quora
  • [https://www.quora.com/What-are-the-keys-to-making-the-fastest-Lego-race-car What are the keys to making the fastest Lego race car? By Paul Reiber, Apr 15, 2016] on Quora [http://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2016/04/07/how-to-build-the-best-lego-race-car-with-fast-furious-physics/#73152b9c2351 (and "featured in Forbes")]
  • [http://www.bisikletgezgini.com/fren-sistemi# Fren Sistemi on Bisiklet Gezgini]

Places I've visited

20px United States

20px Canada

20px Costa Rica

20px Guatemala

20px Mexico

20px Nicaragua

20px Panama

20px El Salvador

20px Bahamas

20px Cuba

20px Jamaica

20px Martinique

20px Saint Kitts and Nevis

20px Saint Vincent

20px Bolivia

20px Brazil

20px Colombia

20px Ecuador

20px Peru

20px Austria

20px Belgium

20px Denmark

20px England

20px Estonia

20px Finland

20px France

20px Germany

20px Iceland

20px Ireland

20px Italy

20px Latvia

20px Lithuania

20px Luxembourg

20px Netherlands

20px Norway

20px Portugal

20px Spain

20px Sweden

20px Switzerland

20px Vatican City

20px Albania

20px Bosnia and Herzegovina

20px Croatia

20px Czech Republic

20px Hungary

20px Montenegro

20px Poland

20px Russia

20px Slovenia

20px Ukraine

20px Comoros

20px Kenya

20px Malawi

20px Morocco

20px Mozambique

20px Tanzania

20px Tunisia

20px Uganda

20px Australia

20px Cambodia

20px China

20px Hong Kong

20px India

20px Japan

20px Laos

20px Malaysia

20px Mongolia

20px Nepal

20px Thailand

20px Vietnam

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