Stress Concentrations in Bicycle Frames

Where a bike frame is most stressed, and how loads are applied to the structure is a topic that has been covered in great detail by many sources. I won't elaborate.

Article at Design World

Article at Engineering.com

Article by Dexcraft

Article about a Norco design

An Algor article

Velocite bikes

SWI Cycling

Pentagon Solutions

Article on Composites Design

Multiple GrabCAD pages HERE, HERE, and HERE

Images on FlatBike

FEA analysis post

University design project

Contract engineering

Another FEA analysis

Contract FEA analysis

More FEA in German this time

Composite FEA analysis