The first bike printed on a 3D printer appeared

Arevo has unveiled two 3D printed bicycle models.The Superstrata Terra is a lightweight

model that can be made to order, independing on the client's needs and driving style. Superstrata Ion is an electric bicycle with a 250 W motor and battery. You can travel 100 km on it. without charging. The bicycle frame is a one-piece thermoplastic carbon fiber.

Engineers noted that the main part of the bike isit's a frame. This is an integral thermoplastic fiber, which is made as a whole and does not weld from dozens of pieces of metal, like similar bicycles. The use of thermoplastic materials makes the frame extremely shockproof and at the same time surprisingly light. The weight of the Terra frame is 1.2 kg and the Ion is 11 kg.

3D printing is an expensive and labor-intensive methodbicycle manufacturing, but Superstrata CEO Sonny Wu noted that this approach makes the devices very strong and durable. In addition, they can make custom designs based on measurements that best suit the clients.  Each frame takes about 10 hours to create, and the company claims it can create up to 250,000 unique bike combinations.

The company is now in talks withmanufacturers of batteries and engines. While the company's bikes are available for pre-order on the Indiegogo crowdfunding platform. Edition The Verge notes that while the production of bicycles is only an experiment, and they may not get into mass sale if they do not have enough customers. At the same time, the company may lose most of its profit by spending it on maintenance and repair.

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