{"id":183568,"date":"2021-05-17T11:15:34","date_gmt":"2021-05-17T11:15:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=183568"},"modified":"2021-05-17T11:16:05","modified_gmt":"2021-05-17T11:16:05","slug":"can-you-3d-print-a-bike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2021\/05\/17\/can-you-3d-print-a-bike\/","title":{"rendered":"Can You 3D Print a Bike?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Yes, you can. You can 3D print anything, but it doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s going to last you long, or even work in the first place. Go and take a cold shower and once you\u2019ve calmed down, read the rest of this article.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2><strong>DIY<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>I love Instructables.com, but look at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instructables.com\/Custom-3D-Printed-Carbon-Fiber-Bike-Frame\/\">these incredibly detailed instructions<\/a> for printing a 3D carbon fibre bike frame. Step 2 details what you need, including the \u201cabsolutely essential\u201d 3D printed lug joints. Maybe you can ask QuirkCycles.com to sell you some of theirs?<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"3D PRINTED CUSTOM BIKE FRAMES?!\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qxQGojJrb34?start=405&#038;feature=oembed&#038;t=405&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>This video shows Rob Quirk explaining to Francis Cade that the advantage of 3D printed lugs is their consistency and precision \u2013 which is better than traditionally weld\u2019n\u2019cut lugs. This will significantly reduce the time you spend building your 3D bike. As well as improving its quality.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Additive process reduces waste<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Your biggest weakness is often your greatest strength, and titanium is proof of that. Titanium is heavier and denser than aluminium. But that density translates into formidable strength meaning you can use less of it while retaining structural integrity. Pound for pound this makes titanium less expensive.<\/p>\n<p>Traditionally, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2021\/03\/24\/why-buy-a-bike-when-you-can-buy-a-frame\/\">frame making<\/a> is a subtractive process, reducing excess tubing to fit frame size. But printing is additive and can result in less excess material being wasted. GCN Tech show the beautiful result of a clever 3D design \u2013 but the beauty is more than skin deep. Lower waste should result in lower prices for bikes that perfectly fit.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Shaping the future<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>While stunningly innovative UCI approved bikes like the WX-R Vorteq, there\u2019s nothing to stop rogue manufacturers pushing the aesthetic of bicycles far beyond the traditional. This is where the MX3D Arc Bike II steps up to the plate.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-controller-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"MX3D Arc Bike II\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Tw2IMw91Puo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Unrestrained by the fair competition requirements the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2021\/01\/11\/uci-safety-measures-for-2021\/\">UCI<\/a> regulates, frame manufacturers can exploit 3D printing to produce other-worldly and exotic looking frames. How commercially viable these designs are remains to be seen \u2013 especially as you could just design the bike yourself. It\u2019s likely that, for now at least, the only winners are the 3D printing companies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yes, you can. You can 3D print anything, but it doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s going to last you long, or even [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":99,"featured_media":183580,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[334],"tags":[1540,5263,5266,5268,5267,5264,5265],"global-categories":[3366],"class_list":["post-183568","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-socialising-and-culture","tag-3d-printing","tag-3d-printing-a-bike","tag-francis-cade","tag-gcn-tech-show","tag-quirkcycles","tag-rob-quirk","tag-wx-r-vorteq","global-categories-cycling"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.3 (Yoast SEO v25.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Can You 3D Print a Bike? - \u0160koda We Love Cycling<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Yes, you can. 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