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Old 01-09-13 | 08:58 AM
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HillRider
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From: Pittsburgh, PA

Bikes: '96 Litespeed Catalyst, '05 Litespeed Firenze, '06 Litespeed Tuscany, '20 Surly Midnight Special, All are 3x10. It is hilly around here!

Originally Posted by pierce
I work on my bikes outdoors, and theres a telephone pole right next to my outdoor work bench, so I got Park Tools 'wall clamp' and lag bolted it to said telephone pole. I can WAIL on the bike and it doesn't wobble at all. handy when removing really stuck bottom brackets and such. the new style clamp is /really/ nice too. when I'm not using it, I pull the clamp and lock assembly out of it and stow them in my tool shed.
I hope the local phone company doesn't come along some day and remove it for you.

As to WAILING on the bike, I always remove and reinstall bottom brackets while the bike is still has both wheels installed and I have the wheels on the floor. I don't want to put that much load on either the repair stand or on the frame tube or seatpost.
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