Northern Tools Bike Repair Stand
04-28-10, 08:27 PM
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Northern Tools Bike Repair Stand
Anyone tried one of these?
https://www.northerntool.com/shop/too...9669_200419669
https://www.northerntool.com/shop/too...9669_200419669
04-29-10, 06:40 AM
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Garbage. For the same money, I bought a used Parks stand off Craigs List. Why bother with second rate stuff?
04-29-10, 09:23 AM
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04-29-10, 09:59 AM
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I'd love to buy a used stand but haven't seen one around here in the 2 1/2 years I've been scouring CL daily. Just saw this one yesterday and wanted to see if anyone had experience with it.
04-29-10, 10:26 AM
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well for $50 it is worth a chance. it looks a bit light and 'tippy' to me.
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04-29-10, 12:13 PM
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I've also been looking at the Vuelta XRP at Bike Island for $108. The few reviews I can find on it make it seem to be a better stand than the Park PCS-9 for about the same price.
I've been hoping my indecision will last till a good Park stand turns up on CL for a decent price (or my dear wife suddenly realizes that $200 really is a reasonable price for a stand) but that plan doesn't seem to be panning out as I'd hoped.
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04-29-10, 12:23 PM
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There is a stand with a park clamp on it on CL in La Mirada, not tooooo far from you. Go to Search Tempest (the best friend of any serious CL'er!) and search "park repair stand"
04-29-10, 01:04 PM
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There is a stand with a park clamp on it on CL in La Mirada, not tooooo far from you. Go to Search Tempest (the best friend of any serious CL'er!) and search "park repair stand"
04-29-10, 03:29 PM
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I use one of those bike hoists.
I like it because I have clean access to both sides of the bike, easy to adjust the height of the bike if needed, it's portable if I move, and it cost $5 at a garage sale.
Enjoy
I like it because I have clean access to both sides of the bike, easy to adjust the height of the bike if needed, it's portable if I move, and it cost $5 at a garage sale.
Enjoy
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05-07-10, 04:39 PM
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Price must have gone up on those, i got one from bikeisland (branded "BikeHand" instead of Vuelta but looks exactly the same) for about $75. It can get tippy (imagine holding a large frame bike by the seatpost and making the bike level so you can work on the handlebar area--that's enough to bring the center of gravity outside the triangle. A stand with a rectangular footprint would be more stable.) The quick release clamp doesn't open wide enough either, you end up having to flip the lever and then crank it down a couple turns or vice versa.
