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The Métier Vélo MTB collaboration with Poly-Shape

3/10/2017

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Organic, free-range, tough, innovative, light. Just plain cool.
​The first Métier Vélo Mountain Bike is a collaboration with Poly-Shape, an additive manufacturing company based in Salon-de-Provence, France.  As it happens, Salon-de-Provence is near the famous Roc d’Azur mountain bike festival—races, rides, and bikes—from 4-8 October 2017, and Poly-Shape will be there  with the Métier Vélo MTB!
The striking Métier Vélo MTB highlights the magic of titanium 3D-printing in a modern mountain bike design.  The frame is designed for 1x12 SRAM Eagle, with Boost spacing and room for either 27.5+ or 29” wheels.  It features 6/4 titanium lugs printed and processed by Poly-Shape, custom filament-wound chainstays and seatstays from Tim Crossman Composites, and filament-wound main tubes from RockWest Composites.   The lugs and tubes are bonded with super-tough West System G/Flex epoxy and jig-cured for perfect alignment. The asymmetric raised right chainstay leaves plenty of tire clearance, eliminates chain slap,  and converts easily to a Gates Carbon Drive.  Other notable  features include:
  1. a sculpted, organic aesthetic
  2. clean, no-nonsense, fully internal cable routing  for the rear brake, dropper post, and rear derailleur,
  3. custom dropouts that accept a Syntace X-12 thru axle (they are hollow!)
  4. a replaceable and swappable derailleur hanger from Paragon Machine Works (Shimano Direct Mount? No problem!)
  5. a beautiful organic, all natural UV-resistant finish.
Stay tuned for more!
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Seb
17/5/2018 23:58:36

Seen that frame at the poly-shape factory yesterday. It's a really nice piece of work.
I work with poly-shape on regular basis and the stuff they make is truly amazing.

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