What do you use for a makeshift bike repair stand? Or am I the only one...
05-10-08, 04:33 AM
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Having said all that, for mounting brake pads, you can do it with the bike leaning up against a coffee table:
https://sprinterdellacasa.blogspot.co...-pad-swap.html
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cdr
Having said all that, for mounting brake pads, you can do it with the bike leaning up against a coffee table:
https://sprinterdellacasa.blogspot.co...-pad-swap.html
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05-10-08, 05:31 AM
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Open the ladder and lay out the little shelf that most have. Looking from edge of ladder you should have an inverted /\ , now put the bike in the middle parallel to the steps, like you were going to just lean it under the ladder. Now get a broom handle or rod of some sort and pick up the bike, slide the stick across a ladder rung under the seat rails and then across the shelf. The bike should be hanging a foot or two in the air.
05-10-08, 05:42 AM
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I have a heavy yet soft rope I bought a a boating supply store. I tie my bike to the basement rafters by the seat pole. I tie the front or rear off to something heavy to stop the bike from spinning around.
05-10-08, 06:25 AM
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Stationary trainer for when I really need to torque something like a bottom bracket.
For just about everything else, I either suspend the bike from the ceiling by one wheel or I use my bike storage thingy that uses pulleys.
For just about everything else, I either suspend the bike from the ceiling by one wheel or I use my bike storage thingy that uses pulleys.
05-10-08, 08:29 AM
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It's a standard Cannondale color from 2007 - the Liquigas color. You can get a couple different bikes/frames with the same color.
https://www.cannondale.com/bikes/07/c...el-8rst0s.html
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https://www.cannondale.com/bikes/07/c...el-8rst0s.html
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05-10-08, 02:28 PM
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Two u-shaped brackets screwed into the ceiling, 2 old innertubes, 2 carabiners. One tube goes through a ceiling bracket, under the seat or toptube, and then carabiner connects the ends of the tube together. The other tube goes from the ceiling bracket under the stem.
It's a bit bouncy, but it doesn't scratch or damage anything and costs less than $10.
It's a bit bouncy, but it doesn't scratch or damage anything and costs less than $10.
05-10-08, 04:49 PM
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I also hang mine by a doorway pullup bar. It's alright, but I really don't like how it swings forward & back while turning the pedals. I'd rather get a proper workstand.
05-10-08, 06:02 PM
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I used to hang the nose of my saddle on the corner of the kitchen bartop in my apartment. Worked alright.
05-10-08, 06:19 PM
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Mine works pretty good.. just make sure you pad the inside of the clamp so you don't scratch anything (though i clamp to my seatpost all the time cept for this picture)
https://www.instructables.com/id/EJ1PS5NL4LEP286C55/ directions.. cost was like 15-20 bucks max
https://www.instructables.com/id/EJ1PS5NL4LEP286C55/ directions.. cost was like 15-20 bucks max
05-10-08, 06:56 PM
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Get one of these:
They are $9 on Amazon.com and work great. It holds the rear wheel off the ground so you can pedal and make adjustments. I put the bike on this stand up on my workbench and the gearing/chain/dérailleurs are at eye level...perfect. Good for storage too, so you don' t have to lean the bike against anything.
https://www.amazon.com/Pyramid-Bottom.../dp/B000C17HJ4
They are $9 on Amazon.com and work great. It holds the rear wheel off the ground so you can pedal and make adjustments. I put the bike on this stand up on my workbench and the gearing/chain/dérailleurs are at eye level...perfect. Good for storage too, so you don' t have to lean the bike against anything.
https://www.amazon.com/Pyramid-Bottom.../dp/B000C17HJ4
05-10-08, 07:00 PM
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05-10-08, 07:11 PM
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Bike ≠ Car ≠ Ped.
I'm not short enough, nor are my knees young enough, to use a stand that doesn't hold it three feet off the floor. 
05-10-08, 08:28 PM
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I use the bike rack I have on the back of my Honda CRV. Does the job quite nicely.
05-10-08, 08:41 PM
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Mine works pretty good.. just make sure you pad the inside of the clamp so you don't scratch anything (though i clamp to my seatpost all the time cept for this picture)
https://www.instructables.com/id/EJ1PS5NL4LEP286C55/ directions.. cost was like 15-20 bucks max
https://www.instructables.com/id/EJ1PS5NL4LEP286C55/ directions.. cost was like 15-20 bucks max
05-10-08, 08:42 PM
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Until I get a garage I have a bench in, I use my trainer.
05-13-08, 02:50 PM
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05-13-08, 03:08 PM
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The Amazon doohickey works ok. I have a simlar thing from Topeak. Most of the bike's weight is actually sitting on the bottom bracket.
My gripe with it is that it's very wobbly and relies on the front wheel as a "3rd leg". As a result, if you're turning the pedals and the bike starts to lean one way or the other, or if the front wheel starts to turn, the whole thing gets pretty unstable pretty quick. I end up spending half my time readjusting the whole thing to keep the bike upright.
Not bad in a pinch, but my PVC wonder is much better.
My gripe with it is that it's very wobbly and relies on the front wheel as a "3rd leg". As a result, if you're turning the pedals and the bike starts to lean one way or the other, or if the front wheel starts to turn, the whole thing gets pretty unstable pretty quick. I end up spending half my time readjusting the whole thing to keep the bike upright.
Not bad in a pinch, but my PVC wonder is much better.
