Begode Falcon Lower Battery Bumpers

This is a set of lower battery protection bumpers to fit the Begode Falcon electric unicycle. The design features 8mm thick armour on the bottom, 6.5mm on the outside edge, and a full 15mm on most of the front edge (5mm on the lip that s pads etc.). It is designed to protect the front bottom corner of your battery boxes from strikes, 'pedal clips' and crash damage, while not interfering with folding the pedals etc.

The design so far follows my popular 'flame' shape, which I've also made available for the Extreme, Master Pro, and EX30. I may add other shapes including a Bat Wing and a conventional squared-off corner if I get requests for those shapes. I'm also open to ideas for other designs.

To secure to your Begode Falcon, use 3M VHB (or similar) double-sided tape on the inside of the bottom, front, and inside edge. You could also use a small piece below the flames shape.

The included file is designed for the left side; simply mirror the shape in your slicer for the right side.

This is a brand new design, made from exact measurements. Many thanks to those who requested this bumper and then assisted in the design by measuring everything I needed. Big thanks also to Doug for testing the fit and suggesting a few little tweaks - we think it's now perfect! If you have ideas for another design, for the Falcon or anything else, I'd love to hear it!

EDIT: A customer requested a version of this design without the inside edge (between the battery box and tire). The original design could be tricky to get a nice print from, without needing s etc. So, I've added a second file (NoInside version), which is basically the same but has the inside edge removed. This will allow you to print it flame-side down, and not need massive s for the inside edge. With the original file, you could print without s by printing with the front face down, but you may get a lot of stringing and blobs on the flames. With this new version, very few s are needed but you can get a nice print finish if you normally get stringing while printing TPU.

I would suggest printing in TPU as it's the best material for shock-absorption. You can adjust the settings to suit your choice of finish quality etc., but as a starting point I'd suggest the following:

Nozzle: 0.6mm (0.4mm is fine, but will take longer to print)
Layer height: 0.32mm for max. strength, 0.4mm for faster print times
Walls: 3-4
Top / bottom layers: 4-5
Infill: 15-20%

Orientation and s: There are a couple of ways to print this. For the cleanest look, I'd suggest printing flame-side down, with s for the inside edge (or print the new version without the inside edge). Print time and filament use will be higher since s will be required. If your printer is well tuned to minimize stringing with TPU, you can print front-edge down, with the flames extending upwards. In this orientation, no s are required (max. uned angle would be ~45 degrees).