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[–] snoons@lemmy.ca 8 points 6 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Really cool! One thing I sometimes concern my self about is the minimal (comparatively) pollution my bicycle tires make. I would LOVE to print out this design on bio-degradable filament. It very likely wouldn't last as long, but that's fine if I'm even further reducing my impact. *Also I almost exclusively ride in urban environments.

Note: most biodegradable filaments are only degradable in industrial-level compost facilities; however, they do break down a lot quicker than conventional plastics in normal conditions.

**Can anyone find the .stl? :O

[–] squaresinger@lemmy.world 8 points 5 days ago

Biodegradable filaments are usually also rigid. So instead you could just take off your tire and ride on the rim to get similar results.