No coinicidence at all. Lots of companies were involved in both aircraft and bicycle manufacturing or parts thereof. Lots more individuals came to work in the bicycle industry with skills acquired in the aviation industry.
As the cutting edge of technology between the world wars, aviation spun off technology to lots of other industries, just as the American and Russian space programs after WWII spun of technologies in titanium manufacturing, electronics, computing, etc. Not sure about carbon fibre. Did this originate in the space industry before it became so prevalent in Formula One?
Regards,
Jerry Moos Big Spring, TX
Philcycles@aol.com wrote:
In a message dated 1/21/08 9:35:05 AM, heine94@earthlink.net writes:
> My initial point was that many 1930s aluminum alloy parts appear to
> have been reliable - not 100% (but what is?), but reliable enough to
> find widespread acceptance. The 1930s also appear to have been the
> time when aluminum alloys first saw widespread use in high-end
> bicycles.
>
It cannot be a coincidence that aircraft use of aluminium became wide spread in the 30s. Remember also that 531 was originally developed for aircraft use in the 30s. Phil Brown Cold and wet in Berkeley, Calif.
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