A WILD 3D Printed Bicycle

Kurt at VRFX

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Jun 14, 2022, 10:32:56 AM6/14/22

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Someone shared this on Slack at work here in Michigan - and I thought I would share it here!!!

https://www.3dnatives.com/en/breaking-design-rules-with-a-3d-printed-bike-with-all-wheel-drive-290320224/

TobyCWood

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Jun 14, 2022, 12:11:27 PM6/14/22

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The comments on it are quite funny. Like… how does it steer?

tray

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Jun 17, 2022, 10:27:10 PM6/17/22

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> Like… how does it steer?

Given the distance from steering axis to contact patch, probably not well. (Although I didn't actually try plugging it into JBike6). With the front and rear contact synchronized, tire scrub on corners would be bad too. I marked the steering axis. Looks like the belt is expected to deflect laterally for steering.

Kurt at VRFX

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Jun 20, 2022, 3:35:38 PM6/20/22

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Yo TRay - even before seeing your reply, I did also guess the same points used for steering. Its a pretty crazy idea, and, like you - I'm not too sure how truly viable it is. But, still - the 3D Printed unit looks AWESOME!!!

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