Hammonjj

I've been looking at getting a mechanic's stand now that I am doing a lot of my own repairs and I saw one in a movie, but don't know what it's called. If you go to Cervelo's website and watch some of the short documentaries, the mechanic's are using a stand this is on some sort of pivot so they can flip the bike over 90 degrees. Does anyone know what kinds of stand this is? I really like it!

EDIT: I found a good shot of what it looks like:

https://www.bartape.net/video.aspx?t=Video&i=Documentary

Choose part 4: Milan San Remo and go about 2:30 into the video and you can see a distance shot of what the stand looks like. Thanks for everyone!

pointatopointb

I'm really new to this, so I can't help you specifially. Perhaps however, you can help me. what do you look for in a stand? what do like and what features do you dislike. I'm a welder/fabricator by trade and I plan to build my own. Input from the 'pros' would be great.

Mr Zippy

Either of you might want to do a search for "repair stand" in this forum, there are a variety of posts. For a DIY stand, this thread has a few good ideas (including one that inspired me to build a repair stand recently)

https://www.bikeforums.net/bicycle-mechanics/543702-yet-another-diy-workstand.html

Al1943

Most repair stands will let you rotate the bike all the way over and position it at any angle.

pointatopointb

so the most common theme seems to be seat post clamping? I was thinking of a horizontal support and clamping system. rotation seems to be a good idea, but all the way around? why would more than 180 degrees be needed?

spiderinked

Seat tube clamp for the older bikes works the best because the rear brake cable used to run along the top tube. 360 rotation is just much more convenient

1781ccT

I own an Ultimate stand. Nice clamp. Bike can rotate 360 degrees (it spins vertically - i.e. the bike goes upside down).

If I had to recommend the best stand: Park. That is, the ones with their top of the line bike shop quality clamps.

I didn't see which stand you were talking about in the video that I watched, but I did see a pretty cool stand that mounts the bike frame only via the dropouts, and from that upright position it could spin on a horizontal plane (bike remains upright). Don't know who makes that.

Panthers007

The Park PCS-10 has an excellent clamp. It's the model after the highly used PCS-9 stand, which I found to be a bit flimsy. So I rolled the dice and got the 10. Much more solid - and easy to find on sale at a nice, low price. So it's good if you're on a budget. And yes - it rotates just fine. Smooth.

If you want/need a decent stand, and you want Park Tools quality, the PCS-10 is a good choice.

(Okay you goons - attack! Attack!)

Zef

I browsed the videos you mentioned on the Cervelo website. The only repair stands that I saw are what I believe to be either the Park PRS-20 or PRS-21.

https://www.parktool.com/products/det...&item=PRS%2D20
https://www.parktool.com/products/det...&item=PRS%2D21

I have heard good things about these stands. They are especially good for frames with non-round tubes or very thin walls that may be crushed/cracked very easily by the pressure of a clamp. The proliferation of carbon fiber seatposts also makes this type of stand practical as the carbon seat post may not take kindly to the torque put on it when clamped in a more traditional stand.

I personnaly have an Ultimate Pro-elite and really like it, but for many years I used an old school method of hanging a loop of cord/rope from a rafter/ceiling and slipping it around my seat/seatpost to suspend the bike off the ground. This worked very effectively and the only reason I have a stand is because my wife and kids bought it for me as a B-day gift a few years ago.

-j

leweee 

did you mean this one?

https://www.parktool.com/products/det...46&item=100-6X

w98seeng

I got the Velomann V2500. I paid $109 for it and I think it is extremely well made. All metal, including the clamp and the rotating assembly. The clamp is adjustable for different size tubes and can rotate 360 degrees. It is also height adjustable. The stand comes with a tool tray that attaches to the main support tube. It also folds.