Italian bicycle manufacturer Pinarello has unveiled a new 3D printed bicycle, Bolide F HR 3D, introducing new shapes and features that are impossible to replicate using existing carbon fiber construction techniques. Pinarello created a bicycle for this project using a custom frame with a millimeter-accurate size that was created using Scalmalloy, an aerospace alloy developed for use with 3D printers. The Pinarello Bolide F HR 3D is made in partnership with UK-based 3D-printing specialists Metron Advanced Equipment. As with the Metron’s recently launched Mythos Elix 3D printed stem, the Pinarello Bolide F HR 3D frameset and seatpost are built from Scalmalloy. This alloy of scandium, aluminium and magnesium is an aerospace material specifically designed for 3D-printing. The frame was produced in five separate parts and then bonded together using epoxy resin.Produced as the fastest one in its field, Italian track and road cyclist Filippo Ganna is preparing to use the bike for his upcoming attempt at the Union Cycliste Internationale Hour Record, which tests cyclists' endurance by measuring how far they can go on a velodrome track in one hour, in the Grenchen velodrome in Switzerland on 8 October, looking to surpass the 55.548 km traveled by Daniel Bigham of Great Britain in August.Pinarello and Ganna collaborated extensively to design the bike, which was built to fit his physique and speed him around the course. It also took inspiration from the tubercles on the front of humpback whales' flippers, which enable them to make precise motions in the water. It strategically applied ridges to the frame to lessen drag. By conducting extreme research and designing the Bolide F HR 3D from the ground up for speed, Pinarello hopes to take this kind of bicycle production in a new direction.Bicycle makers have previously dabbled in 3D printing, some to build avant-garde designs to show what is possible and others constructed for improved strengthFilippo Ganna’s Pinarello Bolide F HR 3D specificationsFrameset: Pinarello Bolide F HR 3D, 3D-printed ScalmalloyHandlebars: Pinarello, 3D printed titaniumWheels: Princeton CarbonWorks Track SpecialTyres: Continental GP5000 TTCrankset: WattShop Cratus Aero Crank with WattShop Cratus carbon fibre chainringChain: Muc-Off optimised Izumi Kai 1⁄2” track chainSaddle: Fizik Ares TT
Italian bicycle manufacturer Pinarello has unveiled a new 3D printed bicycle, Bolide F HR 3D, introducing new shapes and features that are impossible to replicate using existing carbon fiber construction techniques. Pinarello created a bicycle for this project using a custom frame with a millimeter-accurate size that was created using Scalmalloy, an aerospace alloy developed for use with 3D printers. The Pinarello Bolide F HR 3D is made in partnership with UK-based 3D-printing specialists Metron Advanced Equipment. As with the Metron’s recently launched Mythos Elix 3D printed stem, the Pinarello Bolide F HR 3D frameset and seatpost are built from Scalmalloy. This alloy of scandium, aluminium and magnesium is an aerospace material specifically designed for 3D-printing. The frame was produced in five separate parts and then bonded together using epoxy resin.Produced as the fastest one in its field, Italian track and road cyclist Filippo Ganna is preparing to use the bike for his upcoming attempt at the Union Cycliste Internationale Hour Record, which tests cyclists' endurance by measuring how far they can go on a velodrome track in one hour, in the Grenchen velodrome in Switzerland on 8 October, looking to surpass the 55.548 km traveled by Daniel Bigham of Great Britain in August.Pinarello and Ganna collaborated extensively to design the bike, which was built to fit his physique and speed him around the course. It also took inspiration from the tubercles on the front of humpback whales' flippers, which enable them to make precise motions in the water. It strategically applied ridges to the frame to lessen drag. By conducting extreme research and designing the Bolide F HR 3D from the ground up for speed, Pinarello hopes to take this kind of bicycle production in a new direction.Bicycle makers have previously dabbled in 3D printing, some to build avant-garde designs to show what is possible and others constructed for improved strengthFilippo Ganna’s Pinarello Bolide F HR 3D specificationsFrameset: Pinarello Bolide F HR 3D, 3D-printed ScalmalloyHandlebars: Pinarello, 3D printed titaniumWheels: Princeton CarbonWorks Track SpecialTyres: Continental GP5000 TTCrankset: WattShop Cratus Aero Crank with WattShop Cratus carbon fibre chainringChain: Muc-Off optimised Izumi Kai 1⁄2” track chainSaddle: Fizik Ares TT
