Just because you can 3D-print it doesnt mean you should
3D-printing is an undeniably cool way to make things, but that doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s always the best way.\n Is a printed titanium hammer better than a welded one? Do $2,000 printed cycling shoes move the bar enough to justify their existence? What\u2019s the point of printing sunglass frames? And was that handlebar that failed so dramatically at the Olympics even 3D-printed at all?\xa0\n What is definitely very neat, however, is a new trend whereby companies like Muc-Off are starting to ship products in powder form whereby you add the water at home, instead of the company burning resources to ship mostly water around the globe.\n We also chat about Ibis\u2019s move to local frame production, an insane alleged Ponzi scheme involving three well-known Italian cycling brands, and finally, we finish up this week\u2019s episode with a bunch of reader questions for our always-entertaining Ask a Mechanic segment.