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Authors Joshua M. Pearce
Handy Chandra
Status Designed
Prototyped
Completed 2015
Made Yes
Replicated No
Cost USD 6
Instance of Bicycle part
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This is a butterfly bicycle handlebars designed to fit 25.4 mm clamp. I designed this to fulfill the request for 3-D printable bicycle handlebars Requests for 3-D printable open source appropriate technology. This will contribute towards the goal of making 3-D printed bicycle.

I used press-fit designs from [1]. Basically a circle for outer mating part and 8-sided polygon for the inner mating part. When pressed together, the pointy part of 8-sided polygon will be squished to fit into the outer mating parts.

Bill of Materials[edit | edit source]

300 grams of PLA for $6.

The 3D Model can be found here libre3d.com

Tools needed[edit | edit source]

MOST Delta RepRap or similar RepRap 3-D printer

Technical Specifications and Assembly Instructions[edit | edit source]

Print all the A, B, and C part with the flat side on the bottom. After that, just push the part together. You might have to push a little harder to make them fit. The goal is to make them impossible to pull apart after you put them together.

Cost savings[edit | edit source]

70 % savings over commercial $20 butterfly handlebars

References[edit | edit source]

  1. https://www.appropedia.org/Requests_for_3-D_printable_open_source_appropriate_technology
  2. http://makezine.com/2015/07/22/tips-3d-printing-press-fit-parts/
  3. http://www.bicycle-touring-guide.com/bicycle-handlebars/
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Keywords 3d printing, bicycle, bike handlebar, butterfly handlebar, osat 3d-printable designs, plastic
SDG SDG09 Industry innovation and infrastructure
Authors Handy Chandra
License CC-BY-SA-3.0
Organizations MTU, Michigan_Tech's_Open_Sustainability_Technology_Lab, MY4777
Language English (en)
Related 0 subpages, 4 pages link here
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Created November 15, 2007 by Joshua M. Pearce
Modified January 29, 2024 by Felipe Schenone
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