Pinarello creates 3-D printed handlebars for Tour de France riders
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3D Printing Industry reports that Italy-based bicycle company Pinarello has used metal 3-D printing to create handlebars for Tour de France cyclists Chris Froome and Geraint Thomas.
The manufacturer used simulation software to custom-design the handlebars for each rider and then sent the parts to a powder bed metal additive manufacturing machine for production.
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