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Fair, not trying to call you out or anything, was just wondering if you had any justification about the comment you made.
Reynolds has played around with 3d printed parts for at least the past couple of years, so I'm sure we'll see more of it..
Mechy-
Solution looking for a problem.
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3d printing has benefits over plated or cast frame parts. They can be lighter and stronger. Totally valid to pursue better bikes.
I just find it a bit silly to do this to steel bikes. Whether it is to stand out as a framebuilder or to make lighter bikes. Carbon for performance bikes seem superior to metal. So in my mind let steel bikes be utilitarian or fancy lugwork. Don't try to make steel bikes into carbon bikes.
Take Sturdy Cycles. He has literally removed everything difficult about framebuilding and made it into a TIG assembly. I bet they are awesome bikes, but they don't float my boat.
My comment isn't meant seriously tho.
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If i had the cash to be spitting out 3d printed steel parts it'd be awesome, i mean fabrication wise people like sturdy cycles have it down, just cut the tubes to length and square then zip up the seam with the torch. I think its gotta be the future of all this bespoke frame building stuff, if you can afford the outlay to get the parts, its streamlines the fabrication process enormously. saves serious money, the time to build a frame would be almost nothing.
Emyr
Hulsroy
Biggles567
Nothing.