Recumbent - Repair Stand for a 'bent?

Any suggestions for a repair stand for my bent? Just about everything I've looked at/found isn't designed or strong enough for the bent - or at least that's how they look to me on line.

Also, I'd kinda like to keep the price below $75.

Any suggestions for a repair stand for my bent? Just about everything I've looked at/found isn't designed or strong enough for the bent - or at least that's how they look to me on line.

Also, I'd kinda like to keep the price below $75.

I read once that the best work stand is simply 2 hooks or straps hanging from the ceiling. I tried this in my basement and found that placing those straps in front of my work bench and adding a horizontal brace (I use a piece of pvc pipe with a furniture clamp attached to one end) from my vise works much better than my official "store bought" work stand. This arrangement would work for any bike, tandem, recumbent, whatever. It's just not as pretty.

I read once that the best work stand is simply 2 hooks or straps hanging from the ceiling. I tried this in my basement and found that placing those straps in front of my work bench and adding a horizontal brace (I use a piece of pvc pipe with a furniture clamp attached to one end) from my vise works much better than my official "store bought" work stand. This arrangement would work for any bike, tandem, recumbent, whatever. It's just not as pretty.

Unfortunately, I think that would be over the line for my landlord...... putting hooks in the living room ceiling. He didn't say anything last year about the bike in the living room when he had to come and replace the water heater. But now with 2 bikes --- and hooks in the ceiling??? I do miss having a basement or a garage.

A bike stand I can at least take outside.

I picked up one of these repair stands at Harbor Freight yesterday for less than ten bucks and I was able to use it on my Tailwind. Just barely fits but adequate. Should be better for my hybrids and I really hope it works with our tandem. "Supports 150 pounds!"
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=95365

I picked up one of these repair stands at Harbor Freight yesterday for less than ten bucks and I was able to use it on my Tailwind. Just barely fits but adequate. Should be better for my hybrids and I really hope it works with our tandem. "Supports 150 pounds!"
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=95365

Hey, that's not bad at all. For $10 you could buy 2 and support a real long bike. The problem I have with my commercial stand is it wants to rotate if the bike is not pretty well centered or if I apply a little too much pressure on one end or the other. Having 2 points of support fixes that problem; whether it's supported from the ceiling or the floor makes no difference.

I picked up one of these repair stands at Harbor Freight yesterday for less than ten bucks and I was able to use it on my Tailwind. Just barely fits but adequate. Should be better for my hybrids and I really hope it works with our tandem. "Supports 150 pounds!"
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=95365

Wow! Just check them out and ordered one.

THANKS :D

I hang my EZ Sport from two ratcheting cargo tie downs mounted to hooks on the garage rafters. I also have a bungee that goes from the chainstay to an eyebolt set in lthe floor. This steadies the whole thing. It works very well and both sides of the bike can are clear to work on. Cost; less than $35.00.

It is so easy to use and working on the bike is so comfortable that I clean/adjust/lube it regularly. The ride is always in tip top shape and I have learned how easy they are to maintain. bk

The harbor frieght one will work great if you stop in somewhere and replace those legs with a thick steel plate. The plate will cost more than the workstand, but it's the thing to do for rock solid stability. Assuming you know someone with a welder, make a round or rectangular plate, depending on what's cheap at the scrap yard, and then tack on a center foot and several perimeter feet so you don't pinch off any toes or fingers when moving or setting in place.

I did sort of what Wilbur Bud suggested. I first bought the top part of a heavy Park workstand, the part that holds the bike.
Then for a heavy base I went down to a local scrap yard and found the bigges disc blade I could find and made my own vertical paiece for it.
This works well but is a bit big and clunky for storage in an apartment. It supports my 35 pound LWB bents well and all the lighter bikes. It's heavy but it doesn't flop around!
I also welded up a support I can slide into a standard class 2 receiver hitch on a vehicle and take the top part of it along when we are travelling or on the road. The pickup makes a great heavy stand!

:beer:Well Done, Crank!
I think you've just given me the answer that I was looking for..
I think I'll pick up one of those ceiling hoists that are $26.oo at the LBS, or $19.00 at Northern Tools and mount it in front of my work bench, about 18 inches out...in front of my mounted vise. My vise swivels. I can turn it longways, clamp in my pipe vise with it's rubber coated inserts, slide it out to the right spot, clamp to my 'Bent and tighten the vise. Bingo...suspended level from the ceiling, supported from the workbench, stable, and in front of my 48" shop light. I will complete this project next weekend, I hope, and post a pic no matter how well it works.
Larry