This Race track bike was printed on a regular desktop 3D printer at colorFabb‘s print lab using colorFabb's XT-CF20 filament (a carbon fiber based Amphora 3D polymer) a plastic especially engineered for 3D printing. The 20% carbon fiber content makes the 3D Printed parts strong and stiff.
This concept bike (designed by Stephan Schürmann) has been developed to demonstrate that a 3D Printed racing bike can be produced on a regular, commercially available 3D Printer. The design goal was to use the bike in real life, under normal circumstances.
The lugs were printed and connect tubes to them. The result is an amazingly strong bike frame at an acceptable weight. Details like the seat clamp are also fully working.
The big benefit of making your own bike is that the sizes of the bike can be customized manually before 3D printing to preserve best ergonomics. Various types of tubing can be used including carbon, titanium, aluminum or bamboo.
This design can be customized and 3D printed on any desktop 3D printer like the Ultimaker, LeapFrog, Mass Portal, Makerbot and many others. The strength of the bike frame has been tested with a FEM analysis and, of course in real life use.
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