This
was going to be another Randoms article, but it seems like 3D printed pump-holders are this year's enduro-specific socks. Everyone's making them, so this is going to feature a few of the more interesting ones.
Jank Components We recently had Eric Olsen aka Janky Eric aka Jerrick on the
Pinkbike Podcast to chat about his business—stay tuned for that, it should drop shortly. Jank's origin story is similar to a lot of 3D printing businesses—requests from friends started piling up until he had to make it happen. Everything is designed and manufactured in Bellingham, Washington, with the goal of creating a sustainable company.
As far as I know Eric produced the first
SWAT box pump holder, which is a really nice way to keep your pump stowed inside your frame without rattling. He's recently carried that idea over to the Santa Cruz glovebox in-frame storage as well. It's designed for OneUp EDC pumps, weighs 15 grams without the required hardware, and works with all Santa Cruz models that have a glovebox. I'm a big fan of the concept.
Jank has also released an adhesive/ziptie mounted version of his inline OneUp EDC pump holder for frames without threaded holes.
Glovebox & Adhesive Pump Holder Details
• Designed for OneUp EDC pumps (or other 28-30mm pumps)
• Glovebox version includes hardware and is compatible with all Santa Cruz bikes with glovebox
• 3D printed with ultra strong NylonX carbon fiber filament
• 15g for the Glovebox version without hardware; 17g for the adhesive version
• Made in Bellingham, Washington
• Price: $24.99 USD
• Available now at
jankcomponents.com
76 Projects I've mentioned the UK's 76 Projects before. I'm a big fan of their HP multi jet fusion industrial printing setup—it's a huge investment and produces incredibly high quality nylon parts. They've recently turned their attention to an inline pump mount as well, and come up with this clever bolt on/stick on combination mount.
Details
• Fits OneUp EDC and other similarly sized pumps
• Can be bolted-on by popping out the slot covers and directly mounting to frame bosses (+-5mm)
• Can be stuck onto most bike frames with its flexible base and VHB adhesive (*flat to minimum tube diameter of 34mm)
• Printed with multi jet fusion technology in tough nylon
• 21g (plus mounting bolts)
• Designed and Manufactured in the UK
• Price: £17.50
• Available now at
76projects.com
Cycle Solvers Another UK outfit called Cycle Solvers does this very clever OneUp EDC pump mount. Its claim to fame is that in addition to holding your pump, it has a gap between frame and mount for an optional velcro strap that can be used to secure a tool, C02, levers, tubes, etc.
Details
• 3D printed with a tough, UV stable material
• Standard bottle cage spacing
• Optional Velcro strap can also be used to hold a tube or tools on top of the pump
• Comes with pump mount, O-ring clip, and mounting hardware
ProBike3D These aren't new, but I wanted to give a quick shout out to ProBike3D, a Canadian outfit that's been doing 3D printed pump holders and GoPro mounts for a while now. They do a few sizes of mount in several colours of PETG material.
Details
• Available in black, blue, clear, red, silver, or white
• Printed with PETG
• Two sizes: 28-31mm, and 31–34mm
• Includes retaining strap
• Made in Newfoundland, Canada
• $26–$29
• Available now at
probike3d.com
Some Dork All of the above pump mounts are cool and all, but what if you want something that's more expensive? And what if you prefer things made by someone with no engineering experience? Well search no further. I've started to sell a few of these universal(ish) inline pumpholders too.
I tried to take advantage of 3D printing tech by building the model parametrically. Rather than one-size-fits-some, this let me generate individual designs for OneUp, Lezyne, Crankbrothers, Topeak, and most other popular pumps on the market. And because they're size-specific and I made the shape elliptical rather than round, pumps snap in
really well.
The pump holders are light at around 10g (more for larger versions) and made with NylonX carbon filament. I use a low 0.1mm layer height for a nicer finish, because what I lack in skills I make up for in vanity. I can do custom sizes or requests (eg. strap delete if you want to live dangerously), and they start around $60 CAD (~$44 USD) with free worldwide shipping. Check out
all my bad ideas here.
Either you’re getting a knock-off VHB or you’re not prepping the surface properly, and that’s not the fault of the tape.
If it fails, it’s almost always because of user error.
IS IT YOU???
1) All pumps should have a little flexi hose to stop the valve core getting bent.
2) No pump should screw onto the valve or it will inevitably unscrew the core after you've spent ten minutes pumping it up.
3) The need for 1 and 2 could be completely removed if we just switched back to schrader valves. Plus you can remove the cores to stick sealant in.
I’m down for Schraeder or just a locking lever on my presets pump.
It has the flex hose to go to the valve stem, a lever to grab/release the valve stem, a fold out base to put your foot on, and a locking pump handle that turns 90* when you go to use it. I keep it on my frame, but the thing is basically half a floor pump. It works incredibly well though. I also spray painted mine black because the stainless and black look didn't do it for me.
www.topeak.com/global/en/product/245-MOUNTAIN-MORPH
Ha! But seriously, I love what 3D printing is doing for the niche mtb product market and allowing people of all technical backgrounds to create.
I carry my stuff on my back or hip, why you ask? Because I want my back to be a light and agile as possible.
It’s like folks wanna drive a Sprinter, and then get to the trail and ride their Sprinter
Minimalist is the way to go!
Weight on your body is still, in the end, weight on the bike, except you need to move it around much more.
@ProBike3d:
I'd like to have the thing of picture nr. 16 (top down) 3d-printed, that prevents the pump head from rotating.
Did you do that?
Here's a freebie if you want to mount an EDC pump inline in the frame and don't mind strapping the mount to the frame (with an EDC strap). If you have access to a printer.
I have started carrying the pump in my hip pack to avoid the noise.
I figured they were trying to corner the market for dudes with Peyronies disease.
terske.com/products/2pc-frame-boss-pump-holder
Much smaller/lighter and also 3D-printed
WOULD like to see some one try out some fairings with adjustable down force & lift?
Like you see on Moto GP bikes?
The world of 3D printing is so full of 'trinkets' that I get really tired being of the forums/newsgroups so this is quite refreshing and inspiring!
But I've made fully functional usable parts and tools on my sub £200 printer. How much would a set of machines cost me to turn, mill and mould these lots volume quick turnaround items?
If OneUp thought there was a business case for selling an inline pump mount, it would probably be for sale by now. That tells you everything you need to know about how 3D printing fills the viability gap
Sailworld - www.sail-world.com/news/255117/Cup-Spy-American-Magic-gets-on-their-bikes
Detailed Info-
All rule choices depend on the rules of Mutual Consent between the Defender and Challengers of the current America's Cup.
This is the 37th America's Cup. Stored electrical power is only allowed for communications and navigational equipment.
Traditionally the manpower on America's Cup boats has been grinders who use arm power to adjust the sails and appendages AND/OR arm power to increase stored hydraulic pressure to adjust the sails/appendages.
In the 35th America's Cup cyclors where used instead of grinders by Team New Zealand (TNZ). Basics are leg power is greater than arm power. TNZ went on to win the 35th Cup and became Defender for the 36th Cup. In 36th Cup cyclors where banded. TNZ won the 36th Cup and now the Mutual Consent rules for the 37th allow for cyclors to be used again - www.americascup.com/news/1510_CYCLORS-ARE-BACK
Also, just to be pedantic: a 100g pump, a 15g bracket, and a 90g lightweight tube is still less than the ~400g-500g of switching from EXO+ to DH casing tires.
I used to help them out but eventually got fed up with wasting my time and money fixing their bikes because they were too lazy to be prepared.