UK bikebuilder J.Laverack is taking each inventory and full customized titanium bikes to the subsequent degree with their new AM64 additive manufacturing undertaking. Obtainable for ti highway, gravel, mountain, and even city bike frames, the AM64 sequence 3D-prints choose tubes, body junctions, and dropouts in titanium to present them full design & geometry flexibility, a smooth aesthetic, and all the newest trendy tech options.
J.Laverack AM64 3D-printing enhanced titanium bikes
J.Laverack goes all-in on 3D-printed titanium for his or her new AM64 undertaking. They’re now providing additively manufactured enhancements to each inventory and customized bike frames. Like we’ve seen of their latest Aston Martin.1R Highway superbike, 3D-printing ti junctions allow them to create a smooth built-in look, with extra typical tubes – right here welded in between.
What’s new?
The J.Laverack AM64 undertaking options headtubes, backside brackets, seat clusters, and dropouts, all designed parametrically and 3D-printed with titanium additive manufacturing tech. These 3d-printed parts are designed to transition easily, when welded onto common double-butted titanium tubes for a easy look, and full integration. That lets J.Laverack supply full customized geometry, or keep on with the inventory geometry of their broad customary body sizes (44-64cm).
The AM64 tech is now supplied on all of J.Laverack’s fashions, which encompasses highway, gravel, city commuter, and mountain bikes.
Tech particulars
The 3D-printed 6Al-4V titanium parts are seamlessly welded to the matching ti tubes for probably the most half. That then creates the sleek look you don’t typically discover on a metallic bike.
This additive manufacturing building provides all the Laverack AM64 sequence bikes full inner cable routing by tapered headsets. Then you definitely get a printed-in (or painted) griffin headtube badge, a threaded backside bracket, an built-in seatpost clamp, and 12mm thru-axle dropouts. (No UDH right here, however apparently it is usually an choice for individuals who need it.)
Included in the usual AM64 value J.Laverack lets patrons decide full or semi-internal routing to go well with their preferences, together with the choice for dynamo wiring. Plus, you get to choose the variety of common bottle cage mounts you need, fender mounts or not, 27.2 or 31.6mm seatpost diameter, and BSA or T47 threaded backside bracket measurement. Totally bespoke choices embrace an AM64 titanium fork, a dynamo-ready carbon fork, personalized body end or paint, and extra.
J.Laverack AM64 – Pricing, choices & availability
“All fashions within the J.Laverack vary can be found with AM64 which denotes each ‘Additive Manufacturing’ and the grade of titanium alloy used; Ti-6Al-4V.” Laverack will customized quantity the primary 50 AM64 frames of every mannequin on their downtube, as a particular version. That features the highway R J.ACK, the all-road J.ACK, gravel GRiT, city highway commuter PiLOT, and XC mountain bike CONTOUR hardtail.
Titanium AM64 frameset costs begin from £7000 / $8950 / 8265€ together with an Enve carbon fork, stem & handlebar, plus headset, seatpost, and backside bracket. It’s a bit much less for the XC hardtail at £5500 / $7025 / 6490€ with a backside bracket & Hope headset.
A person bike match at their Oakham, Rutland store and customized geometry provides on one other £500 / $630 / 585€.
And full bike builds begin at £9,745 with Shimano Di2, Ultegra or GRX.
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