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The web blog “Custom 3D Printed Carbon Fibre Bike Frame”, written by Adroole (2012) shares his experience and step-by-step instructions on how he built a bicycle frame out of carbon fibre. Adroole (2012) mentioned “fabricating a jig with basic versatility and functionality for frame building takes time and patience” suggesting that the entire process is time-consuming and challenging. The custom 3D printing of carbon fibre bike frame process mainly consists of 3 groups of components, which is the tubes, 3D printed joints, and outer enforcement made of epoxy and carbon fibre. According to his blog, “I wanted to design a process for building bicycles that allowed an enthusiast to spend less overhead, less time on finicky details and put the emphasis on actually designing and making a bike that you want to ride” this shows that the intentions of his blog are to share and help users to have a more enjoyable time in designing and crafting their bicycles instead of spending extra time on spending or being restricted by the materials needed for the process. Carbon fibre is a more suitable material for bike frames as compared to aluminium or titanium due to its properties like comfort, stiffness and efficiency. (Adroole, 2012) Making a bicycle frame out of the material, carbon fibre, give users the freedom and flexibility to customise the shape of their bike frames to suit their cycling style or bicycle type, be it mountain bikes, road bikes, etc.