Seatpost or Repair Stand - Help me decide?
08-27-09, 07:25 PM
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Seatpost or Repair Stand - Help me decide?
So... my girlfriend reminded me of about credit card rewards and it turns out I've never redeemed any. To make a long story short I have 160 dollars of Amazon credit to spend on bike things and I'm trying to decide between a Thomson seatpost or a repair stand. The Thomson is blingy and very tempting but I have a little voice telling me that in the long run I'd probably get more use out of a repair stand. I was wondering if others were in the same situation which they would get...?
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Nope. But if I bought a Thomson I wouldn't have enough (even out of pocket) to buy a stand. For the record though they do have some ridiculously expensive thomsons. I agree that they are probably not worth it...
Looking at Feedback (they acquired Ultimate) and Park stands. Anyone have any experience with the cheaper ones? I'm looking at the clamps and I'm not sure. I definitely need something that folds ups....
Looking at Feedback (they acquired Ultimate) and Park stands. Anyone have any experience with the cheaper ones? I'm looking at the clamps and I'm not sure. I definitely need something that folds ups....
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Ended up going with a pro-classic. Thanks for the advice folks.
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You won't regret it. Once you've had a repair stand for awhile, you're going to shudder at the thought of ever having to be without one. And the Feedback stands are great. I like that they're easy to collapse down and take with you. On nice days, I'll put mine up in the yard and and work outside. They are also easy to pack on trips with the family when we plan to do a lot of biking (and hence might need some maintenance or cleaning).
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Ended up going with a pro-classic. Thanks for the advice folks.
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You won't regret it. Once you've had a repair stand for awhile, you're going to shudder at the thought of ever having to be without one. And the Feedback stands are great. I like that they're easy to collapse down and take with you. On nice days, I'll put mine up in the yard and and work outside. They are also easy to pack on trips with the family when we plan to do a lot of biking (and hence might need some maintenance or cleaning).
