Computing and Cycling

[markcmiller86]

I am thinking I would like to do a blog article at the nexus of computing and cycling...how much of a role computing technology plays in cycling...

• FEA to optimize carbon frame designs
• Flow simulations in virtual wind tunnel testing to optimize aero components
• cycling computers to track speed, heart rate, power, gradient, distance, gps location
• networking, cloud tools and edge computing to provide television coverage of major events like the Tour de France
• human performance testing, tracking, training, tuning, analysis
• virtual cycling environments like zwift, rouvy, fulgaz, ...
• history of application of computing to "go faster" (it goes back to the 1970s)

[markcmiller86]

• https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/colnago-becomes-first-cycling-manufacturer-to-adopt-digital-product-passport-powered-by-blockchain-301383596.html
• https://www.dcrainmaker.com/2017/07/tour-de-france-behind-the-scenes-how-dimension-data-rider-live-tracking-works.html
• https://cyclingtips.com/2021/10/behind-the-lens-shooting-the-first-roubaix-femmes/
• https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/bicycling-science-fourth-edition
• Use of ML to catch doping

[haikudeb]

An interesting person to interview for this would be T. J. Tollakson.
https://www.dimondbikes.com/pages/about

[bernhold]

I'm not in favor of this as a BSSw topic. I don't deny that computing plays a big role in modern cycling. But then that's probably true of nearly any product these days. I don't see any of the topics suggested really talking about or giving insight on software development practices or experiences.

[pagrubel]

I think tend to agree with David