[nervosa]

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This bicycle is the first in the world to be created simply by printing it out on a computer, using groundbreaking new technology.

The fully-working cycle, which is made of nylon, is the result of an extraordinary project and is as strong as steel and aluminium but weighs 65 per cent less.

Scientists in Bristol designed the bike on a computer and sent it to a printer, which placed layers of melted nylon powder on top of each other to build-up the machine.

[via TechEBlog . DailyMail]

[-Kaine-]

The magic of nylon..
I bet the bicycle is slow and uncomfortable as hell just by looking at it.. and about the appearance.. let's just say it's plain ugly and looks like it's going to break like those white plastic chairs for outside..
Other than that.. still pretty cool..

[pathwriter]

The physics and geometry on that look awful. In no way do I see this replacing standard bicycle construction. I could geek out about the many reasons for this, but that'd reveal that I have interests that aren't purely intellectual.

Also, this isn't really interesting, either. We've had this sort of technology for several years now and, in the scheme of things, it's not a whole lot more interesting than CAD milling machines, either.