Luther Beale

Background

  • 3 years Sotto Group, Design Engineer/Owner
  • 1 Year Santa Cruz Bicycles, Engineer
  • 1 Year Santa Cruz Bicycles, R&D Consultant

Relevant Highlights

At Sotto Group

  • Developed and implemented multi-body simulation of bicycle and rider
  • Full suspension bicycle designs for several customers
  • Developed two novel multi-link suspension systems currently in patent process
  • Currently developing one novel multi-link suspension system
  • Crank and Chainring designs
  • Chainring and Crank Testing machine designs
  • Patent Research and writing
  • Designed Evil DH bike, The Revolt
  • Inventor on 4 patents pending

Other

  • Development of multi-body simulation to aid in the analysis and development of new suspension systems for Santa Cruz Bicycles.
  • Part of engineering team at Santa Cruz Bicycles that designed single pivot bicycles.


BSME Portland State University, MSME coursework UC Davis and CSU Sacramento