Cycle shoe manufacturerLorehas begun the preorder of its customizable 3D printed cycle shoes, the LoreOne.
Lore被Lore声称是第一个3D打印的硬壳碳鞋，Loreone已开发出了十多种申请专利的功能，旨在突破鞋类设计和制造的边界。
Lore首席执行官Stephan Drake说：“这是一项运动，鞋类和整个制造业的激动人心的时刻。”“ Loreone意识到了对开创性最终用途产品的3D打印的长期诺言：它的有机，定制形式非常复杂，并且由于其新颖的复合结构而非常有效地传输功率。
“The technology is transformative and almost alien. What matters most is biomechanical performance and feel on the bike. It’s been amazing to watch the extent to which top athletes have been blown away by how the LoreOne dramatically improves their pedaling experience.”
The LoreOne
The LoreOne was created by Lore in partnership with Olympic track cyclist and elite cycling coach Colby Pearce. The clipless shoe is designed specifically for road riders, and mechanically couples with a mechanism on the pedal via a cleat on its underside.
The LoreOne is fully customized to an individual’s feet by means of the company’s patent-pending MORPHIC 3D Scan and Print technology. Using the Morphic app and a smartphone, cyclists can scan their feet and send them to Lore.
A robotic continuous carbon fiber 3D printing process turns these personalized scans into the main body of the shoe, the Custom Carbon AirFrame, which consists of dorsal (upper) and plantar (lower) sections that interlock around the cyclist’s foot when they put it on.
The Morphic 3D printing process enables a precision fit and biomechanical performance that were previously unobtainable using traditional footwear manufacturing techniques. 3D printing the shoe in carbon fiber maximizes its strength, performance and efficiency, while the exact fit and stiff carbon fiber keep the cyclist’s foot from moving around inside the shoe when pedaling.
In addition to the Custom Carbon AirFrame, the LoreOne consists of a custom-printed padded insole made of polyurethane and recycled polyester and a retention strap.
The finished, fully-customized cycling shoe is then shipped to the customer, and is compatible with their choice of Shimano, Look, or Speedplay cleats. Lore is now accepting preorders for an initial ‘Founder’s Kit’ edition of the LoreOne, priced at a hefty $1,900.
3D printing for improved cycling performance
In the world of professional cycling, speed is everything, with mere fractions of a second often separating success and failure. 3D printing is being increasingly deployed to harness speed efficiencies through improved aerodynamics and lightweighting components, among other things.
Most recently, aCalibry 3D scanner来自俄罗斯手持式3D扫描仪开发人员Thor3D意大利国家自行车团队已使用改善其空气动力学in preparation for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics. The scanner was used to provide digital scans of the Italian athletes and their bikes in order to find the most aerodynamic riding position.
3 d主要的好处ting have also been leveraged by theFrench Cycling Federationto deploycustomized handlebarsto yield aerodynamic efficiency gains, which were on show on the team’s bikes during the Rio 2016 games.
Similarly, global engineering firmRenishawsought to bolster the chances of the Great Britain Cycling Team ahead of Tokyo 2020 with the设计一个新的轨道自行车. Partnering withLotus Engineering和Hope Technologyto design the bike with 3D printed parts in order to improve track performance with lightweight parts and an innovative design.
在其他地方，已经部署了3D打印来交付custom cycling helmets,titanium bike pedals, and公路自行车的钛零件.
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特色图片显示the 3D printed LoreOne cycling shoe. Photo via Lore.
