Top 5 Videos: What It Takes to 3D Print an Adaptive Bike Saddle

In this week’s Top 5, the focus seems to be on applications. First, we feature an in-depth video on an adaptive 3D printed bike saddle from Fizik, distributed by New Era Cycle. The video dives into every stage of production and shows how the bike saddle was created with innovation in mind at every step. Next, we have 3Dnative’s video on our team’s favorite applications from Formnext 2024. It is impossible to see all the incredible applications at Formnext (because there are too many!) so this video picks out our personal highlights. If the applications in that video weren’t exciting enough, the next video we feature is about a 3D printed hamster wheel designed for a dog! Fourth, we have a TEDx Talk by Dr. Antonia Pontiki, a biomedical engineer who shares how 3D printing is shaping healthcare and education. Finally, watch 3D printed starfish-shaped reefs come to life for a project by 3D Potter. As always, happy watching!

Top 1: Adaptive 3D Printed Bike Saddle

In this video, learn all about the design, manufacturing, and development of a 3D printed bike seat made by Fizik. What’s unique is not only the bike seat itself but the production method that allowed them to create the product quickly while testing hundreds of iterations. Using digital light synthesis, they created a bike seat that would fit to a cyclist’s body. Using pressure mapping data, the team created an adaptive saddle. The saddle has four key functional zones, each with distinctive cushioning and mechanical responses. Watch the full video to learn more about this in-depth research and design process, a comparison with traditional saddles, and more.