Bicycle Mechanics - Adding to the tool arsenal

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FixednotBroken
03-10-05, 10:01 AM
i'm finally fed up enough with balancing my bikes on strange objects to invest in a workstand. care to recommend your favorite for home use? it's gonna live in an apartment, so space is a consideration, but i'm wondering if i should be wary of the cheapies...

also picking up a set of metric calipers. vernier? just something for general bike usage.

lay your wisdom on me...

[edit] disregard; just saw the other repair stand thread. but calipers?

peripatetic
03-10-05, 10:06 AM
There's actually an active post, started by me, on just this subject, entitled 'Repair stands for $cheap$. You and I are suffering the exact same problems. And I had a little caliper thread going about 6 days ago. Try a search under my name. I'd even like to bring that one back--too many to choose from IMO.
neil0502
03-10-05, 10:18 AM
Craftsman has a pretty good selection.

CLICK HERE (http://snipurl.com/dcnp)

OR HERE (http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/search.do?keyword=caliper&BV_SessionID=@@@@1245446802.1110474936@@@@&BV_EngineID=cccdaddedhgdhjmcehgcemgdffmdflk.0&bidsite=CRAFT&targetPage=%2Fmercado%2Fsearchall.jsp&vertical=SEARS&displayTarget=searchresults)