User:AndrewDressel

Andrew Dressel

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Questions that remain unanswered

 * What exactly is the requirement for track bike bottom bracket height?
 * What exactly is the role of spinning engine parts in motorcycle stability?

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

 * me at UWM
 * me on LinkedIn
 * me on Flickr
 * me on Twitter
 * Bad Bicycle Science on WordPress
 * 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 Castle View Balloons
 * Bicycle mechanic at Wheel & Sprocket and 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 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)

Contributions, an incomplete list
First edit on 14 May 2006 at 21:34

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Bike (bicycle and motorcycle) related

 * Bicycle and motorcycle dynamicsSymbol star.svgSymbol support vote.svg, formerly Bicycle physics, Motorcycle physics, and Bicycle and motorcycle physics
 * Bicycle and motorcycle geometrySymbol star.svg, created from merger of Mechanical trail, Rake (angle), Rake and trail, and Trail (bicycles)
 * Countersteering
 * Handlebar (since split in two)
 * Head tube
 * Sidecar

Bicycle related

 * 27.5 Mountain bikeSymbol star.svg
 * 29er (bicycle)
 * Al FritzSymbol star.svg
 * American Star BicycleSymbol star.svgSymbol question.svg
 * Baisikeli UgunduziSymbol star.svgSymbol question.svg
 * Bamboo bicycle
 * Bicycle
 * Bicycle bellSymbol star.svg
 * Bicycle brake systems
 * Bicycle drivetrain systemsSymbol star.svg
 * Bicycle fairing
 * Bicycle forkSymbol star.svg
 * Bicycle frame
 * Bicycle gearing
 * Bicycle handlebarSymbol star.svg
 * Bicycle IndustrySymbol star.svg
 * Bicycle mechanic
 * Bicycle pedal
 * Bicycle performanceSymbol star.svg
 * Bicycle poverty reductionSymbol star.svg
 * Bicycle rack since split into Bicycle stand, Bicycle carrier, and Luggage carrier
 * Bicycle rollers
 * Bicycle saddle
 * Bicycle safety
 * Bicycle seat
 * Bicycle suspensionSymbol star.svg
 * Bicycle tireSymbol star.svgSymbol question.svg
 * Bicycle tools
 * Bicycle Torque CouplingSymbol star.svg
 * Bicycle touring
 * Bicycle wheel
 * Bottle cage
 * Bottom bracket
 * Braze-on
 * Cable guideSymbol star.svg
 * Campagnolo ErgoPowerSymbol star.svg
 * Cardboard bicycleSymbol star.svgSymbol question.svg
 * Cogset
 * Coker Cycles
 * Crankset
 * Cycling
 * Cyclocomputer
 * David V. HerlihySymbol star.svg
 * Derailleur gears
 * Diamant (bicycle)Symbol star.svg
 * Downhill bike
 * Downhill mountain biking
 * Dropout (bicycle part)
 * DW-link
 * Electronic gear-shifting systemSymbol question.svg
 * Eugène MeyerSymbol star.svg
 * Folding bicycle
 * FyxationSymbol star.svg
 * Gearbox bicycleSymbol star.svg
 * George Lacy HillierSymbol star.svg
 * Handcycles
 * Headset (bicycle part)
 * Head badgeSymbol star.svg
 * History of the bicycle
 * Hotchkiss Bicycle RailroadSymbol star.svg
 * Hub gear
 * Humber (bicycle)Symbol star.svg
 * Hybrid bicycle
 * Ice cycleSymbol star.svg
 * International Cycling History ConferenceSymbol star.svg
 * Joe ParkinSymbol star.svg
 * John McCammonSymbol star.svg
 * Kangaroo bicycleSymbol star.svg
 * KMC Chain IndustrialSymbol star.svg
 * List of bicycle manufacturers
 * List of bicycle parts
 * List of bicycle part manufacturers
 * List of bicycle types
 * List of films about bicycles and cyclingSymbol star.svg
 * Local bike shop redirected from Bike shop
 * Master link
 * Mountain bike
 * Mountain biking
 * Outline of bicyclesSymbol star.svg
 * Pedersen bicycleSymbol star.svgSymbol question.svg
 * Penny-farthing
 * Pope Manufacturing Company
 * Q Factor (Bicycles)Symbol star.svg
 * Quality Bicycle ProductsSymbol star.svgSymbol question.svg
 * Quick release skewer
 * Recumbent bicycle
 * Ross (bicycles)
 * Safety bicycle
 * Santana CyclesSymbol star.svg
 * Seatpost
 * Shelby Cycle CompanySymbol star.svg
 * Sheldon Brown (bicycle mechanic)
 * SoftrideSymbol star.svg
 * Speedplay (bicycle pedal)Symbol star.svg
 * SRAM Double TapSymbol star.svg
 * Stelber Cycle CorpSymbol star.svg
 * Stem (bicycle part) formerly Stem (bike)
 * Step-through frame including merge of Mixte
 * Tandem bicycle
 * TorkerSymbol star.svg
 * Touring bicycle
 * Trailer bikeSymbol star.svg
 * Treadle bicycleSymbol star.svg
 * Triumph Cycle Co. Ltd.Symbol star.svg
 * Two-mass-skate bicycleSymbol star.svgSymbol question.svg
 * Upright bicycle (since merged into Safety bicycle)
 * Utility bicycle
 * Van Dessel SportsSymbol star.svg
 * Wheelie bikeSymbol star.svgSymbol question.svg
 * Whippet (bicycle)Symbol star.svg
 * WippermannSymbol star.svg
 * With My Own Two WheelsSymbol star.svg
 * World Bicycle ReliefSymbol question.svg
 * Xtracycle


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Human-powered vehicle related

 * Human-powered hydrofoil
 * Human-powered land vehicleSymbol star.svg
 * Human-powered watercraftSymbol star.svg
 * HydrocycleSymbol star.svg

Motorcycle related

 * Cabin cycle
 * Chicken strips
 * Feet forwards motorcycle
 * Gyrocar
 * Motorcycle
 * Motorcycle fairing
 * Motorcycle forkSymbol star.svg including merger of Fork tube and Triple tree
 * Motorcycle handlebarSymbol star.svg
 * Motorcycle history
 * Motorcycle safety
 * Motorcycle trailerSymbol star.svg
 * Motorcycle tyre
 * Suspension (motorcycle)
 * Trail braking
 * V-twin

Tire related

 * Bicycle tireSymbol star.svgSymbol question.svg
 * Camber thrustSymbol star.svgSymbol question.svg
 * Coker Tire
 * Hutchinson SNCSymbol star.svg
 * Kenda Rubber Industrial CompanySymbol star.svg
 * Motorcycle tyre
 * Outline of tiresSymbol star.svg
 * Pneumatic trailSymbol star.svg
 * Relaxation lengthSymbol star.svg
 * Slick tyre
 * Tire
 * Tubular tyre
 * Vittoria S.p.A.
 * Vredestein Banden B.V.

Unicycle related

 * Unicycle
 * Unicycling
 * WikiProject Council/Proposals

Vehicle related

 * Fairing
 * Load transfer
 * Single-track vehicle
 * Spoke
 * Steering ratio
 * Stoppie
 * Suspension (vehicle)
 * Trailer (vehicle)
 * Vehicle dynamics
 * Weight transfer
 * Wheelbase
 * Wheelbuilding
 * Wheelie
 * Wire wheels

Aircraft related

 * Aircraft fairing

Balloon related

 * Balloon (aircraft)
 * History of ballooningSymbol star.svg
 * Hot air balloon
 * Hot air ballooningSymbol star.svg

GIS related

 * Geographic information system
 * MapInfo Corporation
 * Sean O'Sullivan (engineer)

Math related

 * Emmanuel CarvalloSymbol star.svg
 * Dini's surfaceSymbol star.svg

Mechanics related

 * Cat righting reflex
 * Double inverted pendulum
 * Eccentric (mechanism)
 * Endurance limit redirected to Fatigue limit
 * Euler's lawsSymbol star.svg
 * Fatigue (material)
 * Fatigue limit
 * Fatigue strengthSymbol star.svg redirected to Fatigue limit
 * Free body diagram
 * Friction
 * Gyroscope
 * Hirth jointSymbol star.svg
 * List of topics named after Leonhard Euler
 * Momentum
 * Newton's laws of motion
 * Nutation
 * NuVinci Continuously Variable Transmission
 * Precession
 * Precession (mechanical)Symbol star.svg
 * Reactive centrifugal force
 * Rigid body dynamics
 * Rolling resistance
 * Rotating spline
 * Wedge (mechanical device)

Travel related

 * Hubbard Park (Shorewood, Wisconsin)Symbol star.svg
 * Mwingi, Kenya
 * Smithville, Burlington County, New JerseySymbol star.svg
 * St Michael and All Angels Church, Blantyre, MalawiSymbol star.svgSymbol question.svg
 * University of Malawi


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 * Symbol star.svg indicates articles I've created
 * Symbol question.svg indicates articles featured on Did you know?
 * Symbol support vote.svg indicates good article

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

Photo and image credits (just for fun)

 * How Can I Choose Products That Give Back? By Joe Jackson, Oct 23, 2013 on Outside Online
 * Encouraging Bicycle Tourism In Oregon. By Geoffrey Riley & Charlotte Duren, NOV 6, 2013 on Jefferson Public Radio
 * Who came up with your least favorite tech buzzwords? by Josh Fruhlinger, April 21, 2014 on ITworld
 * The Squeaky Luggage Rack. By Chip Muston, August 2, 2016 on Life Share Technologies
 * The African Bicycle Contribution Foundation
 * The Humble Bike: Serving Us Well Into The Future. On Yellow Magpie
 * Five Useful Christmas Gifts for Cyclists. On Fit Citizen
 * Bike Fact Book - Unusual Information About Bicycles and Bicycling. By Jeff Napier, 2013 on 500ways
 * The First Home Trainers. By Aaron Cripps, October 27, 2014 on Cycling History
 * Krishna and the Art of Bicycle Maintenance. By Rohini-suta dasa (Ronald E. Boutelle) on Ancient Vedic Radio
 * What is rolling friction? By Adit Akarsh, Oct 12, 2015 on Quora
 * What are the keys to making the fastest Lego race car? By Paul Reiber, Apr 15, 2016 on Quora (and "featured in Forbes")
 * Fren Sistemi on Bisiklet Gezgini

Places I've visited
United States Canada

Costa Rica Mexico Nicaragua Panama El Salvador

Bahamas Cuba Jamaica Martinique Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Vincent

Bolivia Brazil Colombia Ecuador Peru

Austria Belgium Denmark England France Germany Iceland Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain Switzerland Vatican City

Albania Croatia Czech Republic Hungary Montenegro Poland Russia Slovenia Ukraine

Comoros Kenya Malawi Mozambique Tanzania Tunisia Uganda

Australia Cambodia China Hong Kong India Japan Laos Malaysia Mongolia Nepal Thailand Vietnam

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