Who Here Has 3D Printed Bike Parts?

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Permalink Reply by Jeremy Bloyd-Peshkin on March 7, 2017 at 2:44pm

I make and sell various mounting components that are 3D printed. Want to hang a garmin between your aerobars? Easy. Put a GoPro on your seatpost? Done. 3D printing is great for things like that - low-stress, low-impact, low-wear. It's crap for basically everything else. That being said, I do use my printers to make mockups of parts for testing before I commit them to metal. Saves a lot of time and money.

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Permalink Reply by Alex on March 9, 2017 at 11:35am

I have a 3D printed headset cap. I can't find the description anymore because the ebay page that I got it from is no longer active. It takes the tension of pressing the headset together without issue, meaning that I've ridden it for months and the headset is still perfect, but it does flex as you put tension on it.

I bought it out of curiosity and money savings, but I probably wouldn't buy it again.

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Permalink Reply by David Garrett on March 9, 2017 at 9:47pm

Since Laser-cutting is often grouped-in with discussions on 3d printing I thought it'd be worth mentioning here. I am in the process of launching my new business doing laser-related work. I've been tinkering with bike-related products that are laser-cut. Think: bike polo wheel covers that animate when spun, custom decals, pedicab pimpery, etc... I've got a very large (32x20")trotec speedy 360 80watt machine. If you have any ideas you want to try out, get in touch with me. thanks. 

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