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I've seen this in the past and I think it's stunning. I'd love to see some in depth evaluation of stiffness, weight, durability etc vs conventional lugwork.
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Yes, me too.
As with all optimised geometry, form is driven by loading case.
With all the development of optimised carbon fibre frames presumably there's data describing flex during sprinting, deflection on crank strike or what happens when the bike falls over etc, but you could imagine scenario in which something so heavily optimised and directional in strength could fail in an unforseen loading scenario...
Rik_Van_Looy
This was a 2018 project but I think it's pretty much the state of the art at the moment for titanium printed lugs
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