VESA Mount for your Bike Workstand

About

This VESA plate allows you to mount a compatible monitor or TV in a bicycle workstand. Its clamping area is a 36mm “tube-section” that fits neatly in the jaws of the workstand with no sharp corners. The top-end is filled so that it doesn't slip through the jaws over time.

VESA100 and VESA75 parts are included. I did't publish a VESA200, but let me know if you need this size and I can post it. The old 24" ViewSonic monitor I'm using is VESA100.

I've tested the design on two bicycle workstands: one with 100mm and one with 120mm wide jaws. It feels quite robust in both.

Why

Indoor training doesn't provide the same stimulation as riding outdoors unless you have something to listen or look at. Zwift, TrainerRoad, YouTube, and other platforms are excellent, but positioning a monitor for viewing is challenging. I'm using a HDMI adapter to project from my phone to the monitor while riding (see pics).

Happy Winter Training!

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Printing

PETG or ASA are ideal materials because they provides some durability compared to PLA. You don't need carbon fiber filaments for this to be strong enough. I used 6 walls and 15% gyroid infill for strength, which makes the back plate solid. Supports are not needed. Printing in “quality” mode also slows the printer down a bit so you get better layer adhesion and more strength.

Printing orientation is very important and is recommended to be vertical so that the layers don't have a chance to shear form holding the monitor for 4+ months in one position. See the 3mf and gcode files for examples.

Installation

Mounting requires 4 screws that thread into your monitor's VESA threads. My monitor's thread size is M4, but you can drill-out the part's holds to make them larger if your monitor's threads are different. I used 4x M4x10mm phillips-head screws. The plate is 5mm thick, and depending on your monitor's thread-depth, you may need longer screws. You can add washers to each screw to distribute the forces more, but I didn't feel it was needed.

Design

It's designed using OpenSCAD, and VS Code with a little Python.