Bead Buddy For Bicycle Tire Installation 3D Printer Model
The file 'Bead Buddy For Bicycle Tire Installation 3D Printer Model' is (stl) file type, size is 417.0KB.
The file 'Bead Buddy For Bicycle Tire Installation 3D Printer Model' is (stl) file type, size is 417.0KB.
Saw a post on a facebook bike mechanics' forum about the Motion Pro Trail Bead Buddy which is a motorcycle tool designed to keep the tire bead in place while installing tires. The post mentioned that this was a great tool for installing Cush Core tire inserts but it could be useful for all manner of difficult tire installations. Just like my recent clone of a Stan's NoTubes presta valve nut loosening tool, when I saw it, I thought "I bet I could 3D print that".
So, a little work in Fusion 360 and here we have it. I went through a couple of iterations and found a design that fit well on any of the wheels I had on hand, and I had one with a tire that was a little tight to fit, and it sure seemed to help make the installation easier. Forgive the rough surface finish on the printed part - that's an issue with my printer I haven't bothered to figure out yet.
The knurled nut is just a McMaster 92545a183 imported through Fusion, and prints up and fits nicely.
This would also work nicely with my Park TL-4 clone tire lever
I've included the F3D file for import, for more options, see the online version of my Fusion 360 model.
| Bead_buddy_body.stl | 199.8KB | |
| Bead_buddy_thumb_screw.stl | 1.1MB |
