N+ Open Bike Shoe Platform

Sorry for the lack of progress on the Diodedora project, I've been speaking to some 3D printer companies and trying to optimize the overall design of e platform to be more accessible for v2.

I did manage to play a bit with the toe guard and came up with a slick little number that is a bit less SHOCKING and forward as the original. It got a few comments, and it did look whack. It was the last piece I made before presenting the project (printed the morning of) and got about that much attention.

I present Toeguard v2 - find it in the files! 

Thanks for all the support and those who have contacted me! Stay tuned or hit up the Youtube for an update soon.

I've put some files up on Thingiverse - but the orientation is wrong! Will fix it soon.

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2630660

#DIODEDORA - an Ode to Diadora

I'm making a tribute shoe to a beat out pair of Diadoras I've got. I've put a few clips up on my YouTube from a livestream. Sorry for the missing chunk, but I didn't download it from the Instagram stream. I'll put something together when I model up the sole. 

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Here is the bottom of the assembled shoe.

The ASA frame inside gets covered by the insole.

The kit as I imagine it could be sold as;

• Resin & Stirrer
• Carbon Fiber woven cloth
• Hardware
• Bar-ends with USB for print file storage

The proof is in the pudding. So was I able to achieve the intended outcomes with a DIY shoe? Well if you've read the report than you know the answer, but in a nice visual bit of punch here it is...

This shoes that the test shoe (N+ v1) was only a few degrees less stiff than a commercial cycling shoe (Pearl Izumi X-Alp) and a few degrees stiffer than a worn out old Salomon trail runner!

Not bad for a first go.

I had a chance to share my project alongside my peers and someone caught this video. I answer a few questions toward the end, so show some love for those who don't believe in the viability of open-source!

2017 Product Design Grad Presentation - Marc Wilkinson from Wilson School of Design at KPU on Vimeo.

This is a series of posters I prepared to present to concept to peers. Please comment if anything needs clarification!