Josh Ogle Puts the Detail in 3D Printing with Multiple Titanium Full Suspension MTBs at MADE

"Josh Ogle is certainly one to sweat the details. After all, it's probably not by accident that his company, Ogle Component Design spells out OCD. But this is OCD in the best way possible, especially when paired with the creative latitude that 3D printing can combine. That was on full display at the MADE show, both on Ogle's own bikes, and on bikes that he's collaborated with other builders with, like the new Prototype V1 from Firefly."

"In addition to intricately machined titanium lockrings, the star of the OCD booth had to be this full suspension mountain bike with a titanium frame featuring 3D printed details including Japanese-inspired graffiti, and the Ministry 3VO suspension platform. Since we're talking about 3D printing here, there's no limit to what you can print on the surface of the tubes, so Josh let his imagination run wild. From graffiti to Godzilla to name tags to torque values to motivation, it's all there."

"There was even useful frame information like pinch point warnings and the rear axle spec printed right onto the frame. Out back, the dropouts have been printed in a style to pay homage to the Looptail design of old Yeti frames. And the one piece seat tube/seat post binder is something that Josh says couldn't be done without the magic of 3D printing. It was difficult to perfect, but there is a titanium leaf spring that the bolts push against, which secures seat post."

Ogle Component Design produces full-suspension mountain bikes with titanium frames that integrate 3D-printed surface art and structural components. The 150mm travel V2 uses the Ministry 3VO suspension platform and features printed Japanese-inspired graffiti, name tags, torque values, pinch-point warnings, and rear axle specifications. Printed dropouts pay homage to Looptail Yeti designs. A one-piece seat tube and seatpost binder incorporates a titanium leaf spring that secures the post. The builds combine intricately machined titanium lockrings and a 97g titanium stem with the customization and complex geometry enabled by 3D printing.

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