[Closed] Another 3D Printed Metal Bike....no glue this time

Not a looker is it! I do like the way the chain passes through the frame.

I realise it was built to show off the printers capabilities not as a better bike, but it doesn't seem to have any advantage over a conventional bike, so I'm left thinking that given the time to design print and assemble the rest of the bike around it, there is zero advantage over a traditional design. Seems a shame as integrated mudguards, aero design and optimised engineering for light yet strong should all have been within reach of the technology...

I doubt there'll be many adopters...

Single speed - check
No brakes - check
Quill stem - check
Flat handlebars - check
Shite wheels - check
Outrageously expensive for very averagely performing bike - probably

There's hundreds of organic coffee curators in London that would spill their soya in their undies over that.

Barnes Wallis would called that a missed opportunity

http://www.sirbarneswallis.com/Geodetics.htm

i think that gets filed under

'just because you can, it doesn't mean you should'

The lack of a matching fork spoils it for me.

Looks like someone uploaded the FEA mesh to the 3D printer instead of the actual CAD surface.

Nowhere to hide a motor. Cyclocross bike of the future?

just imagine cleaning that...