Revolutionary Bicycle Hybrid Built With Desktop 3D Printer

Using an old bike and an UP Mini 3D printer, a man from Western Australia has built the world’s first hybrid petrol/electric bicycle. David Kitson (46) of Stratton, says the project came about when he got his hands on a broken petrol bicycle. After repairing it, he decided to pimp the ride even further, and make it full hybrid. “I had no idea it was the first before I started asking questions on some forums and sending private messages to people who had talked of such inventions in the past,” he says. Kitson says his project claims many world firsts, including the world’s smallest 1kW petrol generator. Apart from the brushless motor, the petrol motor and its electronics, the generator can be printed and maintained using any desktop 3D printer. “From a 3D perspective, it's almost a work of crazy art, in that I've been wracking my brain at every stage working out how to build huge parts in a UPMini within the small build volume of 120x120x120mm,” says Kitson. http://www.3d-printers.com.au/2015/08/21/revolutionary-bicycle-hybrid-built-with-desktop-3d-printer