Post pics of your diy bike stand
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Post pics of your diy bike stand
I googled a few decent designs but was wondering if anybody wants to brag about their innovative, cheap, portable home made bike stand. Talking about the SpinDoctor types of work stands. Post away!
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Here's a few...
https://bikehacks.com/8-bombproof-diy...repair-stands/
I'll probably construct some sort of variation of this one...
https://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-...-Repair-Stand/
https://bikehacks.com/8-bombproof-diy...repair-stands/
I'll probably construct some sort of variation of this one...
https://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-...-Repair-Stand/
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I'll probably construct some sort of variation of this one...
https://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-...-Repair-Stand/
https://www.instructables.com/id/DIY-...-Repair-Stand/
If you have the materials (or most of it) on hand, go for it, otherwise it's probably not worth it. The pipe is not particularly cheap; it's not very stable for it's weight (although I did mine without the wood base, I used elbow-joints pointed down as "feet"); unless covered thoroughly (more than in the picture), is easy to scratch or ding your frame; and it's hard to keep the bike still, so it's hard to do things that require a little more force like removing pedals.
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I use this all the time. It cost about $10 in materials. You make the "handle" out of an old piece of stem held together with a reducer pipe fitting and carriage bolt.
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Everybody seems to think that pulling the seatpost is a big deal, but it's just a matter of loosening a bolt and pulling it out. You do need to either mark it or otherwise make a note of how far in it goes to avoid messing up your fit. I find that regularly taking the seatpost out allows me to clean and lube both the post and the seattube, which routinely collects dust, sand, dirt and water--before they can get down into the bottom bracket. It's less work than pumping up a tire, and I do that before every ride.
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My homemade repair stand.
Base: Cafe style table with table top hacked off. Found on a rubbish heap.
Stem: Metal pipe from work bent at 90deg, slides perfectly into the base so can adjust the height. Bending cost $50
Clamp: PVC T-piece (stole that idea from internet). Just wrap some old inner tube around seat post to protect it.
Shame I destroyed my Scott S30 recently in a crash
Base: Cafe style table with table top hacked off. Found on a rubbish heap.
Stem: Metal pipe from work bent at 90deg, slides perfectly into the base so can adjust the height. Bending cost $50
Clamp: PVC T-piece (stole that idea from internet). Just wrap some old inner tube around seat post to protect it.
Shame I destroyed my Scott S30 recently in a crash
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I take two chairs and place them about a foot apart, lift the bike up, and slide a plank of wood under the frame where top tube meets seat tube. I place some clean rags under the frame where it contacts the wood to protect it. A very makeshift and highly temporary, yet effective, bike stand.
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Idea stolen from the Interwebs. The only downside is that if I clamp the seat post, the PVC tee rotates on the threads until the bike is pointing down. Can probably be fixed with some thread tape or a set screw.
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I spent about 75 dollars on materials trying to build one out of pvc and it end up being way too flexy and a pain in the ass to get a bike in and out of. So I picked up a Park Tool PCS-10 stand and it is perfect! It was about 125 at treefortbikes and I really wish I would have just gone that way the first time instead of wasting time and money on a homemade one.
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As semi-pro guitarist, I happened to have some parts laying around with which to make my own stand with minimal expense.
This stand consists of a PA speaker stand, wall- mount bike hanger from Home Depot, and clamp-on microphone arm to hold the frame steady.
The microphone holder fits perfectly around the seat tube.
The bike hanger is mounted to the speaker stand with 5/16" bolts with washers and wing nuts
Every component of this stand is folds up making for easy portability.
The speaker stand can be had for $30 at guitar center, the wall hanger $6 at Home Depot, the mic arm $10, and the clamp for the mic arm $35. I already had all of the parts on hand so the only items I had to purchase were the 2 bolts and washer fixing the hanger to the stand.
This stand consists of a PA speaker stand, wall- mount bike hanger from Home Depot, and clamp-on microphone arm to hold the frame steady.
The microphone holder fits perfectly around the seat tube.
The bike hanger is mounted to the speaker stand with 5/16" bolts with washers and wing nuts
Every component of this stand is folds up making for easy portability.
The speaker stand can be had for $30 at guitar center, the wall hanger $6 at Home Depot, the mic arm $10, and the clamp for the mic arm $35. I already had all of the parts on hand so the only items I had to purchase were the 2 bolts and washer fixing the hanger to the stand.
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This stand consists of a PA speaker stand, wall- mount bike hanger from Home Depot, and clamp-on microphone arm to hold the frame steady. The microphone holder fits perfectly around the seat tube. The bike hanger is mounted to the speaker stand with 5/16" bolts with washers and wing nuts. Every component of this stand is folds up making for easy portability.
The speaker stand can be had for $30 at guitar center, the wall hanger $6 at Home Depot, the mic arm $10, and the clamp for the mic arm $35. I already had all of the parts on hand so the only items I had to purchase were the 2 bolts and washer fixing the hanger to the stand.
The speaker stand can be had for $30 at guitar center, the wall hanger $6 at Home Depot, the mic arm $10, and the clamp for the mic arm $35. I already had all of the parts on hand so the only items I had to purchase were the 2 bolts and washer fixing the hanger to the stand.