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Headline: The $140,000 Bicycle

Caption: Meet the $140,000 bicycle. The Orbitrec, unveiled this month, is a Titanium 3D printed fully custom-made bike. Limited to ten units, the price tag includes travel and accommodation expenses to Japan to take measurements for your custom frame. By taking precise measurements of your body, Cerevo will design the frame to the owner’s exact size and produce it using 3D printer technology, resulting in a bike made exclusively for each owner. Tokyo-based Cerevo explain: "To enable a customised frame to perfectly fit each individual owner, a 3D printing process combining sintered titanium and carbon fiber tubes has been developed. The customised lightweight frame can be used for personal or professional riding." Various sensors are built into the bike’s frame, which can receive and send information, creating a ride log while cycling. The big data obtained by Orbitrec and RIDE-1, Cerevo’s smart riding recorder, is then analysed in the cloud to further help and record your riding. You can also connect to Orbitrec through its companion smartphone application. Orbitrec features a 9 axis sensor (acceleration, angular velocity, geomagnetism), temperature, atmosphere and illuminance sensors as well as GPS. In addition to basic information such as riding location and velocity, frame status such as lean and impact can be recorded. hen combined with the GPS sensor this creates a detailed riding log history that can easily be viewed at any time. Users can also make the most of the data of other ANT+ compatible sensors by connecting smartphones via Bluetooth. This product has been made using 3D printing technology and uses 3D printed sintered titanium joints. As a result, it was possible to mass produce parts with sufficient practical strength using a 3D printer. "Cerevo believes this is a unique opportunity and perfect for rare bicycle collectors and racing bike enthusiasts," say the company.

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