Custom Cycling Shoes - 3D Printed Sports Shoes from American Startup
American startup Lore has unveiled 3D printed cycling shoes. This is the first athletic shoe created in this way.
The boots are based on a collapsible body, which consists of two parts. The lower part unites the outsole, heel, toe and sides. Upper - a retainer that is fixed after the foot is inserted into the first part of the bike shoe. Responsible for softness is the insole made of polyurethane and polyester. The latter was also created through 3D printing.
For the convenience of adaptation to the right and left leg of the cyclist, special marks are placed on the mounts. They show the location of the metatarsal bones.
The novelty was developed in collaboration with the American cyclist Colby Pearce, who became the country's champion in cycling 14 times. The idea was to create a comfortable, durable shoe that does not fatigue the cyclist's ankle.
To order a pair of shoes, you need to use a special app. With its help, the cyclist's feet are scanned and sent to the server. There, according to individual parameters, carbon fiber shoes are printed on a 3D printer. Since the latter uses a robotic base, the procedure for creating cycling shoes is quite fast.
As noted by the company's CEO Stephen Drake, this is the first sports shoe, a consumer product, created in this way.
Equipment, albeit not innovative, can be purchased in the section of the OXO website "Sports, recreation, leisure, tourism, fishing" - sneakers, hiking boots, fishing boots and more.
The boots are based on a collapsible body, which consists of two parts. The lower part unites the outsole, heel, toe and sides. Upper - a retainer that is fixed after the foot is inserted into the first part of the bike shoe. Responsible for softness is the insole made of polyurethane and polyester. The latter was also created through 3D printing.
For the convenience of adaptation to the right and left leg of the cyclist, special marks are placed on the mounts. They show the location of the metatarsal bones.
The novelty was developed in collaboration with the American cyclist Colby Pearce, who became the country's champion in cycling 14 times. The idea was to create a comfortable, durable shoe that does not fatigue the cyclist's ankle.
To order a pair of shoes, you need to use a special app. With its help, the cyclist's feet are scanned and sent to the server. There, according to individual parameters, carbon fiber shoes are printed on a 3D printer. Since the latter uses a robotic base, the procedure for creating cycling shoes is quite fast.
As noted by the company's CEO Stephen Drake, this is the first sports shoe, a consumer product, created in this way.
Equipment, albeit not innovative, can be purchased in the section of the OXO website "Sports, recreation, leisure, tourism, fishing" - sneakers, hiking boots, fishing boots and more.
