3d printed bicycle

Farsoon and Hi-Light Aim to 3D Print 50,000 Bike Parts per Year

The cycling industry is embracing 3D printing. 3D printed saddles have become a success story, and firms are now 3D printing frames and various other components. Chinese firms Hi-Light (also…

3D Printing News Briefs, August 3, 2024: Thangs, CADchat, Metal Inks, & More

In 3D Printing News Briefs, we’re starting with some good news for Thangs, which is now the world’s largest 3D community. Moving on, CADchat announced a significant upgrade to its…

INTENSE Cycles and TRUMPF 3D Print Parts for M1 Bike with Elementum Materials

INTENSE Cycles, an icon in downhill mountain biking, fully embraced additive manufacturing (AM) during its most recent project. It partnered with TRUMPF and Elementum 3D to help redesign its multi-championship…

3D Printing News Briefs, March 15, 2023: Software, Carbon Fiber Bikes, & More

In today’s 3D Printing News Briefs, Velo3D has released the latest version of its Flow software, and Horizon is opening up more micro additive manufacturing applications with a coating that…

Urwahn’s E-Bikes with Metal 3D Printed Parts Head to Mass Production

German firm Urwahn has previously released the 3D printed urban Stadtfuchs bike and the Platzhirsch gates drive (e)bike.  On the Standtfuchs, the firm used CL 50WS Maraging steel components made with…

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3D Printing Bikes: A Pedalution, Part 1

A quiet revolution has been occurring for over ten years in the cycling world. More and more bike components are getting 3D printed. In this article, we’ll give you an…

You Can Now Buy 3D Printed Carbon Fiber Bikes and e-Bikes Online

After several successful steps in the process of commercializing their 3D printed bicycles, Superstrata and Arevo are now selling 3D printed carbon fiber bikes and e-bikes online via the Superstrata…

Urwahn’s Platzhirsch 3D Printed Bicycle: Save on Pre-Order of the Electrifying Commuter

“A lot of fun and a permanent smile on your face are definitely preprogrammed here!” – Urwahn Engineering  Urwahn Engineering (previously known as Urwahn Bikes) has just announced their latest…

Cyclist Breaks Speed Record Riding Partially 3D Printed Bike

3D printing is playing a big role in mobility, from airplanes to automobiles and motorcycles. It’s also showing up more and more in the construction of bicycles. Whether they’re experimental or award-winning,…

AREVO Advances in 3D Printing with New CEO, Series B Funding, 3D Printed Bike

AREVO has always been a company that thinks outside the box. The startup, based in Silicon Valley, is known for its six-axis robotic additive manufacturing platform for the creation of composite…

3D Printing of Bicycles and R&D Tax Credits

The cycling industry has advanced design with improvements in durability, comfort, speed, and overall performance. Cyclists in bicycle races such as the Amgen Tour of California or the Tour de…

Kinazo Introduces Pricey 3D Printed Electric Bike

Some people fantasize about having their own 3D printers and making everything on them. That’s been the hype, after all (albeit a hype that’s fading) – that everyone will have…

Using Metal 3D Printing to Make an Innovative Bike Part

EOS GmbH is the market leader in metal and plastic powder bed fusion systems. Also called selective laser sintering, laser sintering or SLS. The metal variants are called Direct Metal Laser…

Despite Leadership Shakeups, MakerBot Wants You to Know They’re Doing Just Fine

While MakerBot may be one of the most prolific and recognizable 3D printer manufacturers in the world, they’re no stranger to upheaval. The company has had four different CEOs in four years,…

Las Vegas to San Francisco: Sculpteo Designers Complete Successful Road Trip with 3D Printed Bike

I will never forget when my dad taught me how to ride my bike without training wheels for the first time. We went to a small, nearby shopping plaza and…

Sculpteo Was Everywhere I Wanted to Be at CES 2017

The guy I had a crush on my freshman year of college seemed to be everywhere I went on campus. I’d see him daily in the dining hall, at parties,…

Materialise Gives Nuova SPA Bicicletto a 3D Printed Upgrade

Belgium-based Materialise, a global leader in additive manufacturing software and solutions, is doing pretty well for itself. At formnext 2016 earlier this month, they released an enhanced version of their design…

Mega-Collaboration Between 15 Organizations Showcases the Potential of 3D Printing in Bicycle Form

If it looks like a duck and walks like a duck, it’s probably a duck, and if it looks like a bicycle, it must be a bicycle – right? Not…

Failure Teaches the Best Lessons — A Few Questions For: Georgia Tech’s 3D Printed Racing Bike Team

“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better.” – Samuel Beckett As spring flowers bloom and trees bud new leaves, many are inspired to spend more…

Mirada Pro and Reynolds Technology Collaborate on Lightweight Titanium 3D Printed Bicycle Frame

As 3D printing technology and the corresponding materials continue to improve and expand on an industrial level, creating functional use-end production parts has become a more viable option for a…

Robot Bike Company Blends 3D Printed Titanium with Carbon Fiber for R160 Mountain Bike Frame

As someone who considers himself to be an avid cyclist, my calves get butterflies whenever I see or hear about 3D printing technology being utilized by a bicycle manufacturer. The effort…

Shapeways & Montague Bikes Team Up to Make Aluminum 3D Printed Folding Bicycles

We’ve written about numerous 3D printed bikes over time, from racing models to those made with very unusual materials and even some made in miniature. If you know any serious cyclists,…

Dutch Students Create a Unique 3D Printed Metal Bicycle with Help from MX3D

It looks like something Spiderman might have built – a bike made of strong, silvery webbing somehow holding together tires, seat, and handlebars. In actuality it was created by a…

The Bike Project is Creating the First 3D Printable Open Source Bike called OBI

A pair of Dutch industrial design students named Stef de Groot and Paul De Medeiros have started developing the Bike Project, a completely open sourced 3D printable bike called OBI…