- Saves you watts...and makes you faster.
- Innovative design...solid and lightweight based on carbon fiber best practices.
- Free as in beer...under MIT license for non-commercial and commercial projects.
- Friendly Community...aiming for craftmanship, innovation and speeeeeed.
beta - New Carbon Fiber Version
from 01/2025- 3D-print only the molds, not the final parts
- Use carbon fiber lamination techniques from motorsports
- Maintain simple and lightweight design principles
- Ensure the process remains accessible for beginners
alpha (discontinued) - 3D-Printed Concept
September 2024- 3D-printed around two carbon tubes
- PET-CF15 aero cockpit components printed in two separate parts
- Parts connected with screws, but difficult to achieve precise fit
- Developed stress cracks during testing and felt unsafe on cobblestone roads
Who's behind this project?
Tech-Coach and ultracycling enthusiast Martin Brüggemann (LinkedIn | Instagram) from Hanover (Germany) and friends. Martin is currently designing and printing his own open aero cockpit for Race Across Germany 2024 and thought it would be cool to release it as open source project for everyone. He's always looking for new ideas and feedback. If you want to support the project, feel free to contact him at martin (at) aerocockpit.org.Why are you working on this project?
Because we love cycling, technology & open source. Inspiring people to lead by example, innovate and share their knowledge.Where can I download the 3D files?
The files aren't ready yet. We need to finalize and thoroughly test our new beta design on the road first. Follow us on Instagram for behind-the-scenes insights and the latest updates. All files will be published on our GitHub account as soon as they're ready.What happened to the fully 3D printed version?
We weren't satisfied with the stability and safety of the concept. Critical parts failed during testing, so we redesigned the entire system to be based on carbon fiber lamination. Now we only 3D print molds for creating the carbon fiber components - this gives us the strength and reliability needed for high-speed cycling.What's your motivation?
We are doing this for fun besides our real IT and engineering jobs.
CAD-Software
- Autodesk Fusion - Our primary CAD software, it's awesome for designing complex geometries and running simulations.
3D Printing
- Creality K1C - For printing prototypes and the molds. Crazy fast and best price/performance ratio.
Composite Materials & Equipment
- Easy Composites EU - Good supplier of carbon fibre, resins, and specialist composites tools with fast EU-wide delivery.
- HP-Textiles - German specialist for reinforcement fibers, epoxy resins, vacuum equipment and technical consulting with extensive composite experience.
Carbon parts (e.g. tubes)
- Carbonscout - carbonscout.com specialists in everything carbon with high-quality tubes and structural components.
Time trial parts
- Der Baranski - derbaranski.shop high quality time trial parts from Hamburg, Germany (e.g. Garmin no-turn mount).
- Philip Tellen The crazy guy I first met at the startline of Race Across Germany with his custom carbon fiber parts. He's the current Race Across Germany record holder (non-supported, 2025), helpful mentor for carbon fiber lamination and an inspiring sportsman and friend.
- Markus Weiß and his instagram-Account @prints4watts
Markus is a role model and real pioneer in 3D-printing aero cockpits for professional triathletes. He gave us a kickstart by providing us ideas and a STEP model for the first (3d-printed) version. - Swiss Side We love the SWISS InSIDE podcast about cycling aerodynamics and all the insights from Jean-Paul Ballard.
- Torsten Frank and his awesome ultracycling blog at torstenfrank.wordpress.com If you haven't read his article about bikepacking bag aerodynamics - have a look here (in German).