Yes fella, this is the worlds first 3D printed bike made from titanium and bonded with loctite (as per aerospace components /wings etc)- just beautiful to me and fully hand made here in Blighty

 yeah it's pretty cool... if it had a different swing arm i think i would be all over it though... love the front of the front triangle though

 bonded titanium....not titanium then... i'd go for it it they printed it from molten titanium....

 Yes buddy its titanium sections bonded together ie head tube section bonded to down tube etc instead of welded

 i am genuinely interested in knowing about the details of this...

 You ask and the rat provides

empire-cycles.com/article.php?xArt=31

 ha ha haa, fantastic, thanks rat! my favorite bit....'We’re detail-obsessed control-freak engineers'

 seat tower was significantly lighter than the standard aluminium version (200g versus 360g) and proved to be hugely strong, passing EN testing standards by a factor of six...factor of six and 160g lighter...woo

 

 if it wasn't so grey it would be lovely, esp in a nice bright candy flip colour...PAINT IT SO IT SHOWS UP!!!!

 mmm smooth and flowy

 yes it can me old pal!

www.pinkbike.com/news/Worlds-first-3D-printed-bike-2014.html the ridable version is now complete

 Think I'd pick the worlds first 3d printed bike made from titanium picked over this anyday

m.pinkbike.com/photo/11675049

 To bad thats my girlfriends bike and I ride an intense SS2 with 2015 fox 36, king hubs and full race face Atlas. Besides, I work in the dental industry and have experience with 3d titanium printing when making Ti bars for permanent dentures. The issue is 3d printing titanium has many flaws. You get many issues with porosity and end up with not so homogeneous structures. Also there is a lack of precisions, and you currently cannot meet the same tolerances as your traditional machining practices. 3D printing Ti is impressive but still has a lot of work to become a feasible manufacturing procedures. Currently its main application is for structures which prove to be inconceivable with modern machining practices. This bike doesn't require such application and is nothing more than a wow factor. It could have been constructed out of a welded tube set, may have looked a little difference cosmetically but structurally would not have been compromised. Enjoy your flashy bikes and giving into the industry hype, I'll be here appreciating items conceived out of necessity and practicality.

 Erm no thanks, they have done the alu version and not flashy at all comes in at under £1000 including a monarch which costs £300 alone!! This bike was done to prove what can be done with the technology and yes it can be ridden and the technology used so NOT a wow factor at all more pushing the envelope, as for tolerances etc if it's good enough for aerospace components and bonding I'm fairly certain it will be ok for mtb. Also this technology can be adopted for modern machining practices (I manage a machine shop and was at a presentation on this the other day). As for flashy bikes well as I said my frame is designed, sourced and made in the UK all for below 1k! Props to you riding the SS2, you must be really proud of that and your job, give yourself a well deserved pat on the back