There’s a reason why a brand-new Canyon Aeroad CF SLX 8 Di2 costs more than $6,000. Designing and engineering a high-performance bike takes years of research, development and investment. It’s not a process that happens overnight—or even in a month. But that didn’t stop Kevin Frias of Minneapolis, Minnesota, from attempting to engineer and 3D print his own version of the Canyon Aeroad in less than a week—just in time for his birthday.
“Technology of 3D printing is insane. There are so many models now. You don’t need to know how to design. You can just go download something, buy the filament and then 4 hours later, you have this cool super complex thing,” he told Cycling Weekly.
