Originally Posted by
Phantoj
I think the OP is on the right track. Put the accelerometer on the seat. Measure data from a few hundred miles. Stick the same instrumented seat on a different frame, but same wheels, tires, pressure. Ride a few hundred miles on that one.
Tranform the data into the frequency domain, and look at the magnitudes and frequencies where most of the vibration is happening. It would be interesting.
O.K. Now close the circle. You have your frequency data from a few hundred bicycles riden for a few hunderd miles. Explain how you take that data and through analysis determine the ride comfort of materials.