A group of Dutch industrial design students have designed an open source 3D printed bicycle that they say could revolutionise cycling and make it cheaper.
The OBI bike is being developed as part of The Bike Project, headed up by Stef de Groot and Paul De Medeiros.
For around £300, they say, anyone would be able to print themselves a new bike, and as it is a modular system, replacement parts could be made and changed out at home.“We believe in the power of open source design,” the pair wrote on their website.
“Once we have created the first working bicycle, all our designs will be made available for anyone to improve, change or inspire.
“With The Bike Project, we wanted to make a major push towards a future we believe in; where anyone with access to a 3D printer and internet, will be able to manufacture tools/products that they will use in their everyday lives, and that those around them can use in their everyday lives,” said Paul.
Part of this plan is designing all the printed parts in Autodesk Fusion 360, a free CAD program that will allow hobbyists and small companies to access and customise the design of the OBI.
Now the students are close to making a fully functioning prototype, and working on durability and cost effectiveness. They hope to have the first model out on the streets of Amsterdam in early 2016.
Infor-mate more likely. Feeds them info on other bad guys things so he can then do what he wants.
It's one of those things. You should be able to do whatever you want as other road users 'should' see you and take accommodating actions. The...
Does your wife have the login, as I'm not sure you will survive based on your posts in here !!
https://www.cyclist.co.uk/news/10742/trek-madone-2023-mads-pedersen...
might be worth contacting Sainsbury's directly...
Word of caution. Seen a Di2 DA groupset for sale on FB Marketplace. Looks extremely dodgy. Seller name is Josh Wilson. £720
I always found those little rubber doughnuts - if we're thinking about the same thing - gradually just wear away and disappear.
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Trek have never been the cheapest though have they?
Thanks for the post - it did crop up in the live blog (I think?) a couple of days back. It was trailed in this article some months ago:...