This 3D-Printed Titanium Aero Bike Has a 7mm Top Tube

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Today in Taipei there was a bike from Titanium Super Bond that was unlike anything else I’ve ever seen. Or maybe not quite? It’s 3D printed titanium but there’s a twist.

For some readers that won’t be a big shock. Late last year when I wrote about how 3D Printed Titanium Is Creating a New Kind of Bike, plenty of readers pointed out that TSB wasn’t brand new to the concept of aero titanium bikes. The brand just hasn’t captured as many headlines as of late.

But while J.Laverack and No.22 hone the details on each brand’s unique take on how to use 3D printing to make a bike that shouldn’t really exist, TSB just one upped the game. This brand new bike, called the Aero One under the Laget brand name, puts everything TSB knows to work and it’s stunning.

The first thing you’ll notice is that the top tube is only 7mm thick. If that sounds impossible, it feels even more so in person and it’s not all that unique on this frame. No matter where you look the pieces are impossibly thin. You can see it in the curves that sit atop the dropped seatstays but even parts you expect to have a bit more volume, like the downtube, seem thinner than you’d expect is possible.

To get there TSB told me that the company is 3D printing the entire frame in one piece. Of course a single print per frame means a lot of chance to fail. No.22 told me that the latest version of the Reactor Aero actually moved away from that strategy for that exact reason. When I asked TSB about it though, I was told that this bike comes on the heels of previous experience and the brand feels comfortable with this strategy.

The strategy seems to be working for TSB, as this impossible-looking bike is, in fact, quite possible. I was told bikes have already been delivered and that the ready-to-ride weight sits at an impressive 7.9kg, while the fully 3D-printed frameset itself comes in at 1.63kg for a size Medium.

If that all sounds like the perfect addition to your collection, getting your hands on one is where things get interesting. On the show floor, information was sparse and the bike was assigned a full build price of $31,000 USD.

However, looking at the newly launched Laget USA website, the picture is much clearer—and the price is significantly lower. The frameset is actually available for $10,000, which gets you a fully fleshed-out design featuring a T47 bottom bracket, UDH, and 30mm of tire clearance.

You can read more on the Laget USA website.