I had been looking for that for a while, found a few posts about it but none really offering the solution I was looking for, ready to buy.
The BTA riser is mostly to allow for closer elbow and arm positions.
In past years I've been using just aluminum unthreaded spacer from McMaster Carr, but this was a bit of work (cut to the exact height I was looking for, prime, paint) and I did not like the look.
Here's my previous setup on SC gen 2:
I was looking for something cleaner, a bit like we see on a lot of pro bikes. Nothing fancy, no wedge. I thought this would be easy to find and I am sure they are out there, but I did not find them.
So I ended up learning a few basics from Fusion 360 to design my own for 3D printing;
Parallel faces, unthreaded holes that can handle 64-65 mm bolt spacing (one hole is slightly slot-shaped) to meet standard range for bike bottles.
No threads, just pass-through holes for the bolts;
I don't have a 3D printer but simply uploaded the model to ShapeWays, online printing service that have several types of fancy and expensive 3D printers. For sure more expensive than doing this on a home printer if someone owns one, but the advantage is that the surface finish and material properties are a LOT better on a Multi Jet Fusion printer than a consumer-grade FDM printer.
About 10-12 days later, received it in the mail - looked pretty good :)
Installed on my 2 TT bikes;
24 mm riser on Gen 2 SC:
And a 50mm riser version on my SC Gen 3
If someone else is would like these risers, I have uploaded versions of the spacers in 5mm increments from 25mm to 50mm height on ShapeWays' market place.
Anyone can order the 3D printed parts from the site directly.
Link:
https://www.shapeways.com/shops/triguertin
For sure not the cheapest way to have a simple BTA riser, but clean looking and printed on high end machines. I thought this might interest a few peeps.
I can also make versions with custom heights (in between or shorter/longer) on demand.
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T. Guertin / Spocket
The BTA riser is mostly to allow for closer elbow and arm positions.
In past years I've been using just aluminum unthreaded spacer from McMaster Carr, but this was a bit of work (cut to the exact height I was looking for, prime, paint) and I did not like the look.
Here's my previous setup on SC gen 2:
I was looking for something cleaner, a bit like we see on a lot of pro bikes. Nothing fancy, no wedge. I thought this would be easy to find and I am sure they are out there, but I did not find them.
So I ended up learning a few basics from Fusion 360 to design my own for 3D printing;
Parallel faces, unthreaded holes that can handle 64-65 mm bolt spacing (one hole is slightly slot-shaped) to meet standard range for bike bottles.
No threads, just pass-through holes for the bolts;
I don't have a 3D printer but simply uploaded the model to ShapeWays, online printing service that have several types of fancy and expensive 3D printers. For sure more expensive than doing this on a home printer if someone owns one, but the advantage is that the surface finish and material properties are a LOT better on a Multi Jet Fusion printer than a consumer-grade FDM printer.
About 10-12 days later, received it in the mail - looked pretty good :)
Installed on my 2 TT bikes;
24 mm riser on Gen 2 SC:
And a 50mm riser version on my SC Gen 3
If someone else is would like these risers, I have uploaded versions of the spacers in 5mm increments from 25mm to 50mm height on ShapeWays' market place.
Anyone can order the 3D printed parts from the site directly.
Link:
https://www.shapeways.com/shops/triguertin
For sure not the cheapest way to have a simple BTA riser, but clean looking and printed on high end machines. I thought this might interest a few peeps.
I can also make versions with custom heights (in between or shorter/longer) on demand.
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T. Guertin / Spocket
