Bicycle Mechanics - Homemade Bike Stand

Hey everyone,

Wondering if any of you have built your own bike stand? Looking for tips (or pics would be even more useful!)

I'd love the convenience of one while working on my bike, and I'm sure many others would like to build one instead of spending a lot of money on a store bought stand.

Appreciate any feedback,
-xan-

http://www.faqs.org/faqs/bicycles-faq/part2/section-30.html
http://www.ramsays-online.com/treadonline/bikestand3.html

These are two that I could find.

I've made several workstands. The best one was just 2 simple plastic covered hooks that I nailed to the leg of my work bench. One hook held the left side chainstay, the other the seatstay. It was perfect for adjusting the drivetrain or rear brakes. To adjust the front brakes, I hang the handlebars over a horizontal bar. For most other things. I just throw the bike up on my bench. Sometimes I use zip ties to hold it in place. I've also used a ski pole. I hook the strap of the pole over the seat, adjust the rear quick release so theat the lever is about 45 degeree forward, hook the pole between the chainstay and lever, and lean the whole thing up against something. It works way better than you would expect, and takes up practically no room in the car.
Park workstands are great for guys who need to get the job done to make a living, but the amateur mechanic can do just as well by improvising with hooks and zip ties.

I made a stand which I clamp to my woodworking bench. I'll try some ASCII art.

Front...............Side

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I think the software for this board must be specifically designed to stop ASCII art. Ignore the dots, the rest should be part of the picture. To describe; it's basically an H shape with the two vertical sides made from 4" PVC spaced about 18" apart. The crossbar on the H is made from 1" PVC and I clamp it to my workbench with a bar clamp. The bars which extend from the top are also 1" PVC wrapped with old inner tubes.

The stand is held together with holes drilled through the 4" PVC and friction, augmented with leftover handlebar tape. The contraption stands on a piece of plywood which has some wooden blocks screwed to it. The vertical sides sit over the wooden blocks so the bottom of the stand won't move.

Generally, the bike hangs by it's top tube, but a variety of positions are available. It brings the bike to a workable level. Cost ~ $10.00. Is easy to remove if I'm using the workbench for other things.

It's not nearly a Park Shop Stand, but it is a major improvement on leaning the bike against a wall. I could post some pictures, but I'd die of shame if anyone saw what a mess my garage is now.

just buy a saddle tube and attach it vertically to your workbench - you can then turn the bike upside down and place it on the saddle tube

Hey everyone,

Wondering if any of you have built your own bike stand? Looking for tips (or pics would be even more useful!)

I'd love the convenience of one while working on my bike, and I'm sure many others would like to build one instead of spending a lot of money on a store bought stand.

Appreciate any feedback,
-xan-

Hey there

I use a bike tite front fork clamp and mount that to a section of 1x4. Then measure front the front fork to the the center of the bottom bracket and then build up a support high to raise the bike enough for the crank arms to clear. Pop that into workmate portable table and your done. Been using that for years.