The new Superstrata road bike is a wonder of 3D printing technology, sheer determination, and inspiring design.
You know how you’ve always fancied taking up road cycling but were just waiting for the right bike and the tight time to come alone? Well, it’s time to replace procrastination with peddle power, with the arrival of the world’s first made-to-measure 3D printed carbon fibre-forged e-bike.
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Created by award-winning bicycle designer Bill Stephens and his Silicon Valley-based company, the Superstrata features an impact-resistant unibody frame crafted from carbon fibre thermoplastic composite, making it light as a feature and as hardy as a titanium-coated bolder. Printed on industrial 3D printers in a single pass, the Superstrata does away with all the bolts, glues and hinges of other bike designs, additions that spell weakness every time you mount up.
Even better, using the 3D printers allows for an unprecedented level of customisation, with frames tailored to riders’ height, weight, limb length, riding position, and preferred…stiffness. In fact, there are over 500,000 possible combinations, meaning you’re pretty much assured a bike like no other.
The Superstrata comes in two styles, Terra, a comventional bicycle for those who believe they should be propelling themselves down the road, and the Ion, an e-bike that can be fully-charged in two hours and which has a range of 8 kilometers.
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Both Terra and Ion models feature integrated data and power wiring throughout the frame, enabling a variety of electronic upgrades including different riding styles (racing, street, gravel, or touring), wheel material (metal or carbon fiber), and colorways (light or dark).
Because style plays a close second to performance.
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