The Métier Vélo MTB collaboration with Poly-Shape

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!